It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Alta Hawks duke it out with the Skyline Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Alta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Alta earned a 62-50 win over East.
Alta can attribute much of their success to Alia Baldassano, who posted 18 points, and Quincy Kegel, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Meg Rawson, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, Skyline played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Brighton 58-31. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Bengals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Skyline saw an underclassman step up: freshman Estella Myers put up 11 points. Hannah Tran also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Alta has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.6 points per game. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Alta strolled past Skyline in their previous meeting on January 7th by a score of 62-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alta since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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