Mission Oak lost against Tulare Western back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mission Oak Hawks took a blow against the Tulare Western Mustangs, falling 102-66. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-31.
01/09/25 vs Tulare Western | 42 |
12/05/24 vs Hanford West | 32 |
02/15/24 @ Fresno Christian | 31 |
01/02/25 @ Strathmore | 30 |
12/23/23 vs Shafter | 29 |
Despite the loss, Mission Oak still got an impressive performance from Malakai Rodriguez, who went 8 of 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 42 points and seven rebounds. Those 42 points gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ian Cruz, who posted six points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Mission Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Malachi Ficher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tulare Western, dropping a double-double on 46 points and 11 boards. Ficher's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Carson Miller also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Mission Oak has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Tulare Western, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-7.
Mission Oak didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 86-62 loss against Lemoore on the 14th. As for Tulare Western, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 82-59 victory against Dinuba on the 14th.
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