Hoover is 1-9 against Arcadia since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hoover Tornados will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arcadia Apaches at 6:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hoover took a loss when they played away from home on January 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Burroughs by a score of 55-42.
Meanwhile, Arcadia came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 82-40. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Rams are ranked 1204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hoover pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Arcadia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Hoover lost to Arcadia at home by a decisive 59-45 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Hoover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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