The Hoopa Valley Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Trinity Wolves at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hoopa Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against McKinleyville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 42-39 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity). They blew past Tulelake 70-38 on Thursday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-14.
Hoopa Valley better keep an eye on Kloe Kist. She was instrumental in Trinity's win, going 8-for-10 to rack up 19 points and eight steals. Kist is becoming a predictor of the Wolves' success: when she posts at least three steals the team is undefeated (and 0-5 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Braelynn Nugent, who posted seven points along with 11 rebounds and five steals.
Trinity was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory snapped Trinity's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Hoopa Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Hoopa Valley came up short against Trinity in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 46-37. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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