The Hart Hawks will head out to square off against the Canyon Cowboys at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Canyon will be up against a hot Hart squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Hart breezed by West Ranch to the tune of 63-15 on Monday. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canyon). They took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 101-25 win over Castaic. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Coyotes are ranked 865th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hart better keep an eye on Darby Dunn. She was instrumental in Canyon's win, dropping a double-double on 37 points and 15 assists. The contest was Dunn's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Shannen Wilson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten boards.
Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hart pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Canyon, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Hart was able to grind out a solid win over Canyon in their previous meeting back in January, winning 45-38. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dunn, who went 8 for 19 on her way to 20 points and five rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hart still be able to contain Dunn? There's only one way to find out.
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