It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Del Norte Nighthawks can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Wednesday as they fell 67-50 to the Grizzlies. While losing is never fun, Del Norte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Mission Hills is ranked 19th).
Several Nighthawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bailey Barnhard, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 rebounds. Barnhard hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for 12 straight games. Kiana Cadigan was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mission Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyara Walter, who scored 19 points along with three steals. Walter hasn't dropped below three steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Trujillo, who scored 20 points.
Del Norte has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-10 record this season. As for Mission Hills, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 22-8.
Del Norte will be playing at home against Mark Keppel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mission Hills, they will face off against La Jolla Country Day at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. La Jolla Country Day is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Mission Hills will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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