While it was all tied up 31-31 at halftime, West Hills was not quite Granite Hills's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 69-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Granite Hills Eagles. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolf Pack this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-51 back in January.
02/04/25 @ Granite Hills | 19 |
12/26/24 vs Monte Vista | 16 |
01/30/24 @ Granite Hills | 14 |
01/26/24 @ Helix | 12 |
01/02/25 vs Mission Vista | 11 |
West Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tucker Masek, who posted 19 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Masek a new career-high in points. Ethan Shaw was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to eight boards and seven assists.
Granite Hills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jasen Hughes led the charge by dropping a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Hughes is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Another player making a difference was Andre Dankha, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 assists.
West Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Granite Hills, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing El Cajon Valley the next time they take the court. West Hills will host El Cajon Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Granite Hills will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on February 11th.
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