Basketball Recap: Mariah Horne Key Part of a Team Effort in Huskies Win

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 @ Woodlawn	27
12/12/24 vs Our Lady of Tepeyac	24
12/04/24 vs Little Village	10
12/09/24 vs Longwood	-7
12/02/24 @ Goode STEM Academy	-13

On Thursday, the Horizon Science Academy-Southwest Huskies made easy work of the Our Lady of Tepeyac Tigers and carried off a 38-14 win. The Huskies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Horizon Science Academy-Southwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mariah Horne led the charge by putting up 16 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Horne has scored at least a third of Horizon Science Academy-Southwest's points. Another player making a difference was Aislin Vazquez, who posted 18 points and three steals.

Horne wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Horizon Science Academy-Southwest was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Horizon Science Academy-Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Our Lady of Tepeyac, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Horizon Science Academy-Southwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-24 victory against Richards on the 13th. As for Our Lady of Tepeyac, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Northtown at 5:00 p.m.