If the Tulelake Honkers were feeling good off their 55-34 takedown of the Surprise Valley Hornets last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Tulelake fell just short of Butte Valley by a score of 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Tulelake has suffered yet this season.
Leo Leon and Daniel Garcia certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Leon scored 25 points, while Garcia scored 13 points. That was a full 56.8% of Tulelake's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Tulelake's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Butte Valley, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Tulelake will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Hayfork at 5:30 p.m. on January 20th. Hayfork has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 212 points over their last three matchups. As for Butte Valley, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Surprise Valley at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Surprise Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday.
