Laguna Hills lost against Irvine back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Laguna Hills Hawks received a blow as they fell 60-42 to the Irvine Vaqueros. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 645th, while the Vaqueros are ranked 126th).
It was another big night for Cooper Stearns, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 24 rebounds for Irvine. Those 24 boards gave Stearns a new career-high. Jalen Yim was another key player, putting up seven points.
Hawks
| 12/20/24 @ Irvine | 42-60 |
| 12/18/24 vs Garden Grove | 53-39 |
| 12/17/24 @ Portola | 65-55 |
| 12/13/24 @ University | 66-59 |
| 12/11/24 @ Foothill | 46-71 |
Laguna Hills moved to 8-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Irvine, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Laguna Hills and Edison will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Edison will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Laguna Hills surely won't give up without a fight. As for Irvine, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-39 win against Tesoro on the 21st.
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