The Orange Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Hawken Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.
Orange took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They escaped with a win against East Tech by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53.
Dillon Mathur
| 02/03/25 vs East Tech | 15 |
| 12/16/24 vs Shaw | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Midview | 9 |
| 01/04/25 vs Beachwood | 9 |
| 11/29/24 vs Collinwood | 9 |
Orange's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alex Mcculloch, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 16 points, and Dillon Mathur, who went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Mathur a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jean-Marie Morris-Barrie, who posted four points and nine boards.
Hawken has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 56-36 to Brush on Tuesday. The match marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Orange's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Hawken, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Orange suffered a grim 73-49 defeat to Hawken in their previous meeting back in January. Can Orange avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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