Hayden won the last time they faced Valley Lutheran and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Hayden Lobos took down the Valley Lutheran Flames 52-34. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
| 01/14/25 vs Valley Lutheran | 5 |
| 01/11/25 vs San Simon | 4 |
| 01/10/25 vs The Gregory School | 3 |
| 12/18/24 @ Cicero Prep Academy | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs Fort Thomas | 2 |
Hayden was led to victory by Mario Hong and Tyler Garner. Hong dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Garner went 6 for 8 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Hong a new career-high in blocks (five). Paul Gaither was another key player, putting up two points and seven boards.
Hayden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Defeat or not, Valley Lutheran got some senior leadership from Gary Yang and Luke Henley. Yang went 8 of 10 en route to 19 points and eight rebounds, while Henley posted five points and four steals. Those 19 points set a new season-high mark for Yang. The team also got some help courtesy of Anias Macias, who scored five points.
Hayden's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Valley Lutheran, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.
Hayden didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-48 win against Duncan on the 16th. As for Valley Lutheran, they will take on San Manuel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Lutheran is facing San Manuel at the right time seeing as San Manuel is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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