The Thoreau Hawks will challenge the Cobre Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thoreau is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Tohatchi just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 51-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kayliegh Dodge, who posted 12 points. Colleen Moses-Perry was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Cobre waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 57-46 win over the Tigers. 57 seems to be a good number for the Indians as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Cobre found their leader in freshman Hayley Gutierrez, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 16 boards. Gutierrez is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 19 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sami Huerta, who had 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Cobre smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in 17 consecutive matchups.
Cobre pushed their record up to 16-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points on average over those games. As for Thoreau, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-13.
Thoreau strolled past Cobre when the teams last played back in January of 2020 by a score of 68-52. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cobre's Skkyla Guck, who earned 35 points. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Thoreau to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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