You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hope Christian on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Taos Tigers with a sharp 58-32 victory. The Huskies pushed the score to 45-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
Hope Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bri Bishop led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 boards gave Bishop a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adalynn Day, who posted 13 points and seven assists.
Loss or not, Taos got some senior leadership from Julianna Flores and Ciera Castillo. Flores earned nine points, while Castillo put up eight points.
Huskies
| 01/16/25 vs Taos | 58-32 |
| 01/14/25 vs Pojoaque Valley | 56-39 |
| 01/11/25 @ Del Norte | 39-29 |
| 01/10/25 vs Rio Grande | 62-17 |
The win (which was Hope Christian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Taos, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Hope Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 59-53 defeat against West Las Vegas on the 17th. Taos has also already played their next game, a 51-27 victory against Hot Springs on the 17th.
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