Dunsmuir hasn't had much luck against Surprise Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Dunsmuir Tigers will challenge the Surprise Valley Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Dunsmuir is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They were dealt a 52-18 defeat at the hands of Big Valley.
The losing side was boosted by Cyla Clemens, who posted 11 points. That was a full 61.1% of Dunsmuir's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devon Holland, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, Surprise Valley played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Burney, falling 54-26. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Dunsmuir will have to keep a close watch on Emma Harris and Gennasys Fernandez, a pair of players who had a big impact on Surprise Valley's prior game. Harris had 12 points, while Fernandez put up eight points. The dominant performance gave Harris a new career-high in points.
Surprise Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Dunsmuir, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Dunsmuir came out on top in a nail-biter against Surprise Valley in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 45-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunsmuir since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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