The Chandler Wolves suffered their biggest defeat since December 12, 2023 on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 66-41 walloping at the hands of Hamilton. While losing is never fun, Chandler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Hamilton is ranked fifth).
Chandler lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Karina Hunter, who scored eight points. Another player making a difference was Karis Hurd, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Hamilton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Callie Hinder led the charge by scoring 14 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Savanna Creal, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Chandler's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 10-9. As for Hamilton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Chandler will be playing in front of their home fans against Corona del Sol at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Corona del Sol is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for Hamilton, Hamilton and Xavier College Prep will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Xavier College Prep is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
