The Hug Hawks just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Spring Creek Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hug will be strutting in after a victory while Spring Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
Hug will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Truckee, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hug walked away with a 41-33 win over Truckee on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Cori Carrier was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a triple-double on 23 points, 14 rebounds, and nine steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Hug's points. Another player making a difference was Taliyah Henderson, who posted four points and nine steals.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 38-35 to Elko, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Spring Creek's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9. As for Hug, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Hug was dealt a bruising 50-12 loss at the hands of Spring Creek in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Hug have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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