The Sunny Hills Lancers will square off against the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sunny Hills has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while El Dorado will arrive with five straight wins.
Sunny Hills is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Esperanza on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sunny Hills was beaten by Esperanza 66-29. The contest marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Ayah Maaytah put forth a good effort for the losing side as she dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Sexton, who posted seven points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, El Dorado beat Yucaipa 47-34 on Monday. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Dorado is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Sunny Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Sunny Hills was taken down by El Dorado 65-36 when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Sunny Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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