Kareena Kang leads Hughson to victory over Riverbank

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 12:34pm

Recap: Hughson Huskies vs. Riverbank Bruins

The Hughson Huskies waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins but they left with six. They walked away with a 55-44 victory over Riverbank. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 19 to 9 on the offensive boards, as Hughson did.

Kareena Kang continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Madi Duron was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and six assists.

Loss or not, Riverbank got some senior leadership from Rayne Tago and Chancis Gamez. Tago scored 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Gamez. scored 19 points along with six assists and three steals. Gamez hasn't dropped below two steals for 17 straight games.

Hughson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Riverbank, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.

Hughson and Ripon will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hughson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Riverbank, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Ripon Christian at 7:00 p.m. Riverbank is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.

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