The Hazelwood Central Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Affton Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Hazelwood Central is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Affton in Missouri (Hazelwood Central is ranked 134th, while Affton is ranked 341st).
Last Saturday, Hazelwood Central earned a 48-36 victory over Orr. The win made it back-to-back wins for Hazelwood Central.
Meanwhile, Affton ended up a good deal behind Seckman on Tuesday and lost 55-38.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Anna M daughtry, who scored ten points along with seven assists and five rebounds. M daughtry is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Emma Grana, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Hazelwood Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Affton, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6.
Hazelwood Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Affton when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazelwood Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
