The Hun Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Academy-Notre Dame De Namur Academy-Notre Dame De Namur at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Hun will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
While Hun didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 38-33 win over Academy of the New Church on Wednesday. The 38-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hun's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gabby D'Agostino, who scored 12 points in addition to five steals. D'Agostino is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Williams, who had 12 points in addition to three steals.
Hun smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Academy-Notre Dame De Namur won against Conestoga Christian on Wednesday with 45 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Academy-Notre Dame De Namur put the hurt on Conestoga with a sharp 45-24 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Academy-Notre Dame De Namur.
Academy-Notre Dame De Namur's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Hun, their record now sits at 5-0.
Hun was dealt a bruising 62-33 loss at the hands of Academy-Notre Dame De Namur in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Hun avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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