Hawaiian Mission Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Mountain View Academy on Saturday. The Hawaiian Mission Academy Knights came out on top against the Mountain View Academy Mustangs by a score of 49-37. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 36th in Hawaii, while the Mustangs are ranked 1080th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hawaiian Mission Academy found their leader in freshman Kelis Tavares, who went 8 for 12 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Tavares has scored at least a third of Hawaiian Mission Academy's points. Love Gurrola was another key player, putting up six points and nine steals.
Hawaiian Mission Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View Academy only posted four assists.
Mountain View Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Audrey Mackey, who posted 18 points and five rebounds. Those five boards gave Mackey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandra Pearse, who had four points and six rebounds.
Hawaiian Mission Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Mountain View Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Hawaiian Mission Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 40-22 victory against Island Pacific Academy on the 27th. Mountain View Academy has also already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Eastside College Prep on the 30th.
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