Basketball Game Preview: Discovery Spartans vs. Haines City Hornets

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Previous Games

01/13/24 - Home	87-60 W
01/10/23 - Away	53-34 W
12/02/22 - Home	65-61 W
01/11/22 - Away	55-42 W
12/03/21 - Home	57-54 W
+ 2 more games

Discovery has gone 6-1 against Haines City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Discovery Spartans will look to defend their home court against the Haines City Hornets at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Discovery's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.

If Discovery beats Haines City with 80 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Discovery strolled past Seminole with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 80-64. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly 16 points.

Meanwhile, Haines City didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Poinciana on Friday, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Eagles are ranked 150th).

Haines City had a senior duo take command as Dequarious Marks posted 13 points and five steals and Eddy Hyppolite Jr. had 12 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Hyppolite Jr. is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Derek Robles, who earned five points and three steals.

Discovery is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Haines City, they now have a winning record of 11-10.

Everything came up roses for Discovery against Haines City in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 87-60 win. In that contest, Discovery amassed a halftime lead of 48-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.