On Friday, the Horizon Hawks were able to grind out a solid victory over the Bear River Bruins, taking the game 54-46. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 97th in Colorado, while the Bruins are ranked 308th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/20/24 vs Bear River | 4 |
| 12/19/24 vs Westwood | 3 |
| 12/07/24 vs Monarch | 3 |
| 01/20/24 vs Prairie View | 3 |
| 12/18/24 vs Ida B. Wells | 2 |
Horizon was led to victory by Genia Harris and Gabby Newble. Harris almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards, while Newble almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Newble a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Bella Alvarado, who posted 11 points and six steals.
Horizon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Bear River, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
Horizon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 46-32 win against Skyline on the 21st. As for Bear River, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Marysville at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, 2025.
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