Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Lindhurst

Lindhurst had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves by a score of 45-36. While the Blazers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-26), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Lindhurst had a senior duo take command as Danaya Stephens went 8 of 16 on her way to 18 points and six rebounds and Natali Hernandez posted eight points in addition to six assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Yolanda Gonzalez, who put up two points along with 15 rebounds and three blocks.

Lindhurst was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Lindhurst has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lindhurst will venture away from home to square off against Paradise at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy and Highlands will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is facing Highlands at the right time seeing as Highlands is stuck on a five-game losing streak.