After flying high against Castaic last Tuesday, Golden Valley came back down to earth. The Golden Valley Grizzlies were dealt a 51-19 loss at the hands of the Hart Hawks on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 647th, while the Hawks are ranked 83rd).
Despite the defeat, Golden Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Krysta Ezenwa dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 63.2% of Golden Valley's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Hart's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andrea Aina led the charge by putting up 19 points. Aina has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Morgan Mack, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 18 points.
Golden Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Hart, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Golden Valley will be playing at home against Canyon at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hart, they will head out on the road to face off against Saugus at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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