Basketball Preview: Sheldon Huskies vs. Oakmont Vikings
The Sheldon Huskies will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Oakmont Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sheldon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.9 points per game this season.
While Sheldon didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 73-55 win over Bella Vista on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Kristy Lau had a dynamite game for Sheldon, going 7 for 11 en route to 19 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Lau a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Jemiah Mallari, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakmont). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Newark Memorial on Saturday, sneaking past 47-45. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Sheldon's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Oakmont, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
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