Hug is on a six-game streak of home losses, and North Valleys a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Hug Hawks will look to defend their home court against the North Valleys Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Hug ended up a good deal behind Reed and lost 53-37. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Raiders are ranked 33rd).
Zhanzibar Buyungan
| 12/06/25 vs Truckee | 2 |
| 01/09/26 @ McQueen | 2 |
| 01/07/26 vs Reno | 3 |
| 12/09/25 vs Carson | 4 |
| 12/02/25 @ Douglas | 5 |
Loss or not, Hug got some senior leadership from Elijah Herbert and Zhanzibar Buyungan. Herbert dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards, while Buyungan shot 46% from the field to rack up 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buyungan has scored all season.
Meanwhile, North Valleys lost to McQueen at home by a 68-52 margin on Tuesday.
Hug's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for North Valleys, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
Hug couldn't quite finish off North Valleys in their previous matchup back in January and fell 44-42. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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