The Happy Camp Indians will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Big Valley Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Happy Camp will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Back in December of 2023, Happy Camp narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Butte Valley 38-35.
Among those leading the charge was Michael Hauki, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 20 rebounds. Hauki is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Trevor Johnson-Conrad, who scored two points along with six rebounds.
Big Valley won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were the victim of a rough 69-45 defeat at the hands of Hayfork. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Big Valley has suffered since November 30, 2023.
Despite the defeat, Big Valley had strong showings from Kade Lemke, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds, and Josue Barba, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barba has scored all season.
Happy Camp's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Big Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's match: Happy Camp have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 38% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Big Valley, though, as they've only made 28.5% of their threes per game this season. Given Happy Camp's sizeable advantage in that area, Big Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything went Happy Camp's way against Big Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as Happy Camp made off with a 56-36 win. With Happy Camp ahead 33-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
