The Sonora Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Hughson Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sonora has four straight victories, Hughson has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Sonora beat Hilmar 60-52. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 1049th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/15/25 vs Hilmar | 3 |
01/10/25 vs Orestimba | 2 |
01/08/25 @ Escalon | 3 |
01/03/25 @ Livingston | 2 |
01/02/25 vs Merced | 4 |
Sonora's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Otterson, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Otterson has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Wright, who posted 12 points.
Sonora was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Hughson ended up a good deal behind Escalon on Wednesday and lost 57-39. The Huskies were down 48-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Sonora's record is now 12-6. As for Hughson, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
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