On Wednesday, Huntington faced Walker in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Huntington Raiders fell just short of the Walker Wildcats by a score of 51-48. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 56-35 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
Carley Hamilton
| 01/08/25 @ Walker | 20 |
| 01/07/25 vs Captain Shreve | 25 |
| 12/28/24 vs Summer Creek | 29 |
| 12/28/24 vs Vilonia | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs Bartlett | 16 |
Huntington lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carley Hamilton, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The contest was Hamilton's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylie Dupree, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 13 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Even though they lost, Huntington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walker only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Arionna Patterson was her usual excellent self, going 10 of 18 on her way to 27 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks for Walker. Patterson has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Kadyn Green was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
Huntington's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for Walker, the win keeps them at an undefeated 22-0.
Huntington will be playing in front of their home fans against Wossman at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Huntington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season. As for Walker, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-32 victory against Glen Oaks on the 10th.
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