Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Mission Oak Hawks walked away with it. They came out on top against the Scots by a score of 68-56 on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Mission Oak as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Mission Oak was led to victory by Daniel Gonzalez and Malakai Rodriguez. Gonzalez scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals, while Rodriguez scored 24 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gonzalez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Anthony Jackson, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Mission Oak's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-18. As for Highland, they dropped their record down to 18-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mission Oak will take on Fresno Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Oak will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 804th, while Fresno Christian is ranked 391st). Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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