After flying high against Westminster last Friday, Laguna Hills came back down to earth. The Laguna Hills Hawks took a 70-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valencia Tigers on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
01/29/25 @ Valencia | 23 |
01/24/25 vs Westminster | 15 |
01/20/25 @ Buena Park | 33 |
01/15/25 vs Valencia | 27 |
01/10/25 @ Santa Ana | 22 |
Laguna Hills' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Burnham, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 boards. Burnham's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cyrus Yusuf, who posted 15 points.
Laguna Hills' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-12. As for Valencia, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-7.
Laguna Hills will host Santa Ana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Laguna Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for Valencia, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Valencia Tigers duke it out with the Westminster Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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