Basketball Game Preview: Hagerty Huskies vs. Apopka Blue Darters

Hagerty is on a three-game streak of home losses, Apopka a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Hagerty Huskies will host the Apopka Blue Darters at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Hagerty is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Winter Springs on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hagerty was beaten by Winter Springs 55-26. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Bears are ranked 182nd).

Meanwhile, Apopka lost 68-44 to Oak Ridge on Tuesday. The Blue Darters were down 54-32 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Apopka's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Hagerty, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Hagerty didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Apopka in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 37-31 victory. Does Hagerty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Apopka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.