After four games on the road, Antelope Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Hawthorne Math & Science Academy The Aviators at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Antelope Valley had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Bruins with a sharp 52-32 win. Given Antelope Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while Bloomington is ranked 855th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ariana Soil continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 38 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Antelope Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenesis Deering, who scored six points.
Hawthorne Math & Science Academy only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 22-point they dealt Southlands Christian on Saturday. Everything went Hawthorne Math & Science Academy's way against Southlands Christian as Hawthorne Math & Science Academy made off with a 43-21 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy.
Antelope Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.7 points. As for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
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