Basketball

Fortuna girls top Hoopa, get set for Mack tourney

The Fortuna Huskies will carry some momentum into this week’s McKinleyville tournament in girls basketball after posting a second straight win on Tuesday night.

The Huskies defeated the Hoopa girls 61-52 at Fortuna, avenging an earlier loss to the Warriors at the Arcata tournament.

Grace Scilacci was instrumental in the win and finished with a double-double, scoring a team-high 19 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.

Teammate Malessa Miles added 13 points.

The Huskies, who improved to 4-5 on the season, will open the Mack tournament against Eureka at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Tatianna Colegrove scored a game-high 21 points for Hoopa, while teammate Renee Doolittle finished with 10 points.

The Hoopa girls dropped to 1-7, with five of their losses in the early season coming against Big 5 schools.

The Warriors play Round valley on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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