Orange and Hawken are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Orange Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hawken Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Orange took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took down Beachwood 66-51.
Luke Schmotzer
| 01/04/25 vs Beachwood | 19 |
| 12/18/24 vs Chagrin Falls | 18 |
| 12/14/24 vs West Geauga | 14 |
| 12/11/24 @ Perry | 12 |
| 02/23/24 @ Fairview | 10 |
Luke Schmotzer was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 13 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jean-Marie Morris-Barrie, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Orange was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hawken has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 72-61 loss to Cleveland Central Catholic. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (57), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Orange pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Hawken, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Orange suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to Hawken when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Orange avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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