The Hanford West Huskies will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Mission Oak Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hanford West will be strutting in after a win while Mission Oak will be coming in after a defeat.
Hanford West will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Porterville, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Everything went Hanford West's way against Porterville on Thursday as Hanford West made off with a 47-24 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 21 point advantage.
Hanford West's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Laniece Brinston, who almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, nine boards, and ten steals. Brinston is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzee Batemon, who posted seven points in addition to 11 rebounds and eight steals.
Hanford West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mission Oak unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 40-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Templeton.
Hanford West has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Mission Oak, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Hanford West was able to grind out a solid win over Mission Oak in their previous meeting on December 5th, winning 52-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hanford West since the squad 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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