The Mission Oak Hawks will be playing at home against the Hanford Bullpups at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission Oak has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Mission Oak got the win against the The Tribe by a conclusive 51-31. Given Mission Oak's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the The Tribe are ranked 675th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mission Oak's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sierra Calantas, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Zepeda, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-36, which was the final score in Hanford's tilt against the Golden Bears on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hanford in their matchups with the Golden Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Mission Oak is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Hanford, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
Mission Oak came up short against the Bullpups when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hanford's Kenyah Stubbs, who almost dropped a double-double on 42 points and nine rebounds. Now that Mission Oak knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
