Two dominant guards in Cori Carrier and Megan Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hug Hawks will be home for the holidays to greet the Eureka Vandals at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hug is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Dayton 58-27 on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their 24-point performance the matchup before.
Carrier continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 21 points in addition to six steals and five boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Hug's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Trujillo, who posted ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Eureka put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-20 victory over Smith Valley. The Vandals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 36 points or more this season.
Hug better keep an eye on Johnson. She was instrumental in Eureka's win, going 11 of 22 on her way to 23 points along with eight assists and seven steals. Johnson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 32 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Gray, who put up 12 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Eureka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Eureka pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points per game. As for Hug, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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