Hoquiam and Aberdeen are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Hoquiam Grizzlies will square off against the Aberdeen Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Hoquiam was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Ilwaco.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen came up short against Tumwater on Thursday and fell 62-50. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 135th).
Hoquiam will have to contain Isaac Garcia as he made an impact in Aberdeen's last game. He went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points and three steals. Jhacob Quezada was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points.
Aberdeen dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hoquiam, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Hoquiam didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Aberdeen in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Aberdeen's Baylor Ainsworth, who went 12 for 21 en route to 33 points and six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Hoquiam to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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