The Orange Lions waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Hawken by a score of 39-31. This was payback for Orange, who suffered a 46-45 loss the last time these two teams met.
Orange was led to victory by Kynnade Bates and Rachel Oberster. Bates scored 12 points, while Oberster scored 17 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Oberster has scored at least a third of Orange's points.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julia Scales, who scored five points along with 19 rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Cicerini, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Orange is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Hawken, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Orange's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Rangers at 6:45 p.m. on February 5th. Hawken will take on the Green Wave at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Name is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
