It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Mission Oak Hawks take on the Immanuel Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday...
Mission Oak is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 16, 2024 on Saturday. 2025 welcomed they with a 58-35 loss courtesy of Mission College Prep. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 01/04/25 vs Mission College Prep | 21 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lemoore | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs Righetti | 20 |
| 12/26/24 vs Corcoran | 24 |
| 12/26/24 vs Hanford West | 23 |
Mission Oak might have lost, but man, Braelyn Serpa was a machine: she posted 21 points. The contest was Serpa's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aiyana Murray, who had three points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Immanuel had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 64-13 victory over the Cougars. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 32 points or more this season.
Immanuel is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.8 points. As for Mission Oak, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Everything went Mission Oak's way against Immanuel in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, as Mission Oak made off with a 51-25 win. Does Mission Oak have another victory up their sleeve, or will Immanuel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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