Hersey entered their game against Waubonsie Valley on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hersey Huskies lost 69-47 to the Waubonsie Valley Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Warriors are ranked seventh).
Danyella Mporokoso continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Waubonsie Valley, shooting 6-for-11 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 38 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Mporokoso a new career-high in blocks (two). Arianna Garcia was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Hersey's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-9. As for Waubonsie Valley, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hersey will take on Prospect at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Prospect is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. Waubonsie Valley has already played their next match (against Metea Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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