Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laguna Hills). They enjoyed a cozy 78-63 victory over the Portola Bulldogs on Tuesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laguna Hills was led to victory by Jackson Burnham and Cyrus Yusuf. Burnham had 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists, while Yusuf posted 16 points plus seven steals and six assists. Yusuf is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Mittelsteadt, who posted 12 points.
Laguna Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Laguna Hills has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Portola, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Laguna Hills has already played their next matchup (against Portola), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Portola has also already played their next match, a 78-75 defeat against El Toro on the 5th.
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