The Hawken Hawks will take on the Orange Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hawken is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They came up short against Brush on Tuesday, falling 56-36. The match marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Orange, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 54-53 win over East Tech.
Hawken better focus on containing Alex Mcculloch and Dillon Mathur as the pair were huge in Orange's win. Mcculloch went 8 for 16 on his way to 16 points, while Mathur went 5 of 9 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Mathur a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jean-Marie Morris-Barrie, who posted four points and nine rebounds.
Orange's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Hawken, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Everything went Hawken's way against Orange in their previous matchup back in January, as Hawken made off with a 73-49 win. Will Hawken repeat their success, or does Orange have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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