The Buena Colts's and the Rincon/University Rangers's match on Thursday was close at halftime, but the Buena Colts turned on the heat in the second half with 38 points. Buena blew past Rincon/University 72-52. This was payback for Buena, who suffered a 68-41 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Buena got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Deangelo Hawthorne out in front who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Hawthorne is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Julian Aguilar, who scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds.
Buena now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Rincon/University, the last time they won on the road was back on Tuesday. Having now lost three straight away matchups, they've bumped their record down to 2-4.
Buena will challenge Catalina Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rincon/University won't have much time to rest: their next game is against North at 7:00 p.m. on December 1st.
