The Santa Maria Cougars will square off against the Hearne Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Santa Maria is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 73-62 victory over Brackett. The win was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won four games in a row.
Meanwhile, Hearne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They breezed past the Bulldogs to the tune of 78-46. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Maria better keep an eye on Dereion Mitchell. He was instrumental in Hearne's win, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards. Mitchell has been hot, having posted 12 or more rebounds the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zayden Mercer, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Hearne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 31 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Santa Maria's record is now 17-10. As for Hearne, their record is now 26-5.
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