Hinkley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 81-40 loss at the hands of the Denver North Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunder this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 72-29 back in January.
Defeat or not, Hinkley got some senior leadership from Marques Yarbough and Malachi Holden. Yarbough went 5 for 12 on his way to 12 points and seven boards, while Holden went 6 of 9 en route to 13 points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Denver North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sammy Barajas, who posted seven points in addition to six assists and five steals. Denver North is undefeated when Barajas posts five or more steals, but 6-7 otherwise. Cheo Rodriguez was another key player, putting up nine points along with eight steals and seven rebounds.
Hinkley's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Denver North, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Hinkley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-39 defeat against Montbello on the 4th. As for Denver North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-56 win against Regis Groff on the 4th.
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