Hinkley saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 75-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the DSST: Cedar Falcons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Thunder still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Hinkley lost, don't look at Josiah Lopez. Despite the final result, he posted 24 points. Another player making a difference was Abdullahi Ibrahim, who earned 13 points.
Same Mehari had another great game (as he tends to do), putting up 18 points for DSST: Cedar. Mehari's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bowen Tieperman, who had 11 points.
Hinkley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-20. As for DSST: Cedar, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Hinkley has already played their next matchup, a 77-71 victory against DMLK on the 20th. As for DSST: Cedar, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-58 loss against Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy on the 20th.
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