The Mission Oak Hawks won the last time they faced the Tulare Western Mustangs, and things went their way on Friday too. Mission Oak narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Tulare Western 35-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mission Oak.
Leading Mission Oak to victory were Isabella Zepeda and Sierra Calantas. Zepeda dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Calantas dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds. Calantas has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Kaecyn Henderson was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Mission Oak is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Tulare Western, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mission Oak won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Shafter at 4:00 p.m. on January 27th. Shafter is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games. As for Tulare Western, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Dinuba at 7:15 p.m. on January 30th.
