Live Oak is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Del Mar is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Live Oak Acorns will take on the Del Mar Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Live Oak earned a 41-31 victory over Westmont.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Del Mar's strategy against Independence on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Del Mar blew Independence out of the water with a 60-19 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Del Mar had established a 22 point advantage.
Del Mar relied on the efforts of Moana Tulua, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds, and Zoey Hinkle, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Hinkle is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last six games she's played. Arseama Kibrom was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on ten rebounds and nine assists.
Live Oak is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Del Mar, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Live Oak came up short against Del Mar in their previous meeting back in January, falling 47-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kibrom, who scored 19 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Now that Live Oak knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
