Hunter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Olympus Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Cyprus scored an imposing 58 points on Friday, Hunter still came out on top. Hunter walked away with a 71-58 win over Cyprus. With that win, Hunter brought their scoring average up to 50.7 points per game.
Hunter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kalysa Ng led the charge by going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 7 assists. Ng has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Grace Gallagher, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Olympus was able to grind out a solid victory over Skyline on Friday, taking the game 59-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Olympus.
Olympus relied on the efforts of Keily Trabanino, who scored 18 points along with six steals, and Joss Baker, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Baker continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Harrison, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Hunter's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Olympus, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Hunter have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Olympus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hunter couldn't quite finish off Olympus in their previous matchup back in December of 2016 and fell 45-43. Can Hunter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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