The Canyon Cowboys are taking a road trip to take on the Hart Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Canyon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 82-26 victory over Castaic. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Coyotes are ranked 840th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/10/25 vs Castaic | 16 |
12/27/24 @ Oxnard | 10 |
12/27/24 vs Rio Mesa | 8 |
01/07/25 vs Valencia | 7 |
12/28/24 vs Buena Park | 3 |
Canyon found their leader in freshman Darby Dunn, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 16 assists, and ten steals. Those 16 assists set a new season-high mark for Dunn. The team also got some help courtesy of Lanie Rafkind, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 18 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Hart entered their tilt with West Ranch on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Wildcats 61-20. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Hart pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Canyon, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Canyon lost to Hart on the road by a decisive 65-48 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps