With a playoff game on the line, the Desert Vista Thunder rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They snuck past the Huskies with a 57-53 win. The victory was familiar territory for Desert Vista who now have ten in a row.
Eanae Dagons continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with six assists and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. Shay Ijiwoye was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Taylor Sipfle and Callie Hinder certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Sipfle scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, while Hinder dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sipfle has scored all season.
Desert Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Hamilton, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-6.
Desert Vista will head out on the road to challenge Xavier College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Xavier College Prep is on a 14-game streak of home wins, Desert Vista a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Hamilton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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