Iroquois/Lake Preston waltzed into their matchup Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They came out on top against Hitchcock-Tulare by a score of 48-36. 48 seems to be a good number for Iroquois/Lake Preston as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cambree Hoekman, who scored 14 points. The match was Hoekman's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Schroeder, who scored ten points.
Iroquois/Lake Preston pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Iroquois/Lake Preston will head out on the road to face off against Deubrook at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Northwestern Area at 8:00 p.m.
