After flying high against Madison last Tuesday, High Tech SD came back down to earth. The High Tech SD Storm lost 59-34 to the Hoover Cardinals on Friday. The Storm were down 43-22 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, High Tech SD saw an underclassman step up: freshman Poema Strong posted 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That was a full 55.9% of High Tech SD's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aomi Nebel, who scored four points and three steals.
High Tech SD's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Hoover, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11.
High Tech SD will square off against La Jolla at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. La Jolla will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something High Tech SD surely won't give up without a fight. Hoover has already played their next matchup, a 70-16 victory against Mission Bay on the 1st.
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