Mission Oak suffered their closest loss since February 7, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Dinuba Emperors by a score of 63-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Mission Oak lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Anthony Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Jackson has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Malakai Rodriguez, who posted 19 points and eight rebounds.
Hawks
| 01/23/25 vs Dinuba | 60-63 |
| 01/21/25 @ Hanford | 57-81 |
Even though they lost, Mission Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 20 consecutive matches.
Mission Oak's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Dinuba, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.
Mission Oak has already played their next contest, a 97-41 loss against Fresno Christian on the 25th. As for Dinuba, they will challenge Washington Union at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Dinuba is facing Washington Union at the right time seeing as Washington Union is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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