After having lost a blowout in their previous game against San Dimas, High Tech SD was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They skirted past the La Jolla Vikings 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Storm have posted against the Vikings since December 4, 2019.
Poema Strong was her usual excellent self, going 8 for 15 en route to 22 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Kylei Hayward, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 16 points and six rebounds.
High Tech SD was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 6 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 6.3.
La Jolla lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Drew Bennett, who went 5 for 12 en route to 15 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Bennett, who posted 19 points along with seven boards and three steals.
High Tech SD is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for La Jolla, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-7 record.
High Tech SD will face off against Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for La Jolla, they will square off against Academy of Our Lady of Peace at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. La Jolla is facing Academy of Our Lady of Peace at the right time seeing as Academy of Our Lady of Peace is stuck on a 17-game losing streak.
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