After flying high against Dunsmuir last Wednesday, Surprise Valley came back down to earth. The Surprise Valley Hornets lost 52-32 to the Tulelake Honkers on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hornets have suffered against the Honkers since February 7, 2020.
Surprise Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Adelia Martinez, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gennasys Fernandez, who had seven points.
Tulelake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makenzie Perez, who scored 12 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. Those seven assists gave Perez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josefina Mojica, who earned 11 points and three steals.
Surprise Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Tulelake, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Surprise Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tulelake, they will challenge Etna at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Etna has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight defeats, while Tulelake will come in with three straight victories.
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