On Monday, the Hayden Tigers's game was all tied up 26-26 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against North Park by a score of 59-52. The win made it back-to-back wins for Hayden.
Jenna Kleckler was her usual excellent self, scoring 33 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Chase Howard was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why North Park lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dezirae Gonzales. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 69.2% of North Park's points, marking the 13th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Mykenzi Ramsey, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Hayden's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for North Park, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Hayden will look to defend their home court on Friday against Soroco at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Hayden focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Monday. As for North Park, they will be playing at home against Vail Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Park is facing Vail Christian at the right time seeing as Vail Christian is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
