The Hesperia Scorpions will face off against the Burroughs Burros at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hesperia is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Silverado: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hesperia blew Silverado out of the water with an 80-38 final score. With the Scorpions ahead 38-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Burroughs entered their tilt with Sultana on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 77-25 victory over the Sultans. Given the Burros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Sultans are ranked 945th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burroughs' win came from a few key players Hesperia will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jhavmine Ave, who posted 17 points and seven steals. Her evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kyla Baird, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 18 points.
Hesperia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Burroughs, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Hesperia and Burroughs were neck-and-neck when the teams last played on January 9th, but Hesperia came up empty-handed after a 61-60 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ave, who went 9 for 17 en route to 21 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Now that Hesperia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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