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| 11/29/21 - Home | 63-43 W |
| 06/03/21 - Home | 76-35 W |
| 12/19/19 - Neutral | 78-65 W |
| 02/01/17 - Away | 82-62 W |
| 02/02/16 - Home | 73-49 W |
| 12/28/15 - Neutral | 70-41 W |
Fortuna has gone 6-0 against Hoopa Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Fortuna Huskies will head out to challenge the Hoopa Valley Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Fortuna and four for Hoopa Valley.
Last Thursday, Fortuna came up short against McKinleyville and fell 53-41. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 714th, while the Panthers are ranked 237th).
Meanwhile, Hoopa Valley managed to keep up with South Fork until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hoopa Valley was dealt a 76-47 loss at the hands of South Fork. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Warriors have suffered since November 29, 2024.
Despite the loss, Hoopa Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joshua Moon went 8 for 14 on his way to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Moon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brian Richards, who posted five points and nine rebounds.
Fortuna's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Hoopa Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Everything went Fortuna's way against Hoopa Valley in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Fortuna made off with a 63-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fortuna since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
