Preview: Gulf Coast HEAT vs. Halifax Academy Knights
Gulf Coast HEAT will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Halifax Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Gulf Coast HEAT focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Thursday.
Gulf Coast HEAT scored the most points they've had all season to find success. They were the clear victor by a 78-58 margin over Families Instructing Students HomeSchool. With that win, Gulf Coast HEAT brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gulf Coast HEAT to victory, but perhaps none more so than Steven Scott, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Scott is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Westin Lacey was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Halifax Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They were outmatched by IMG Academy White on the road and fell 72-45. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Halifax Academy has scored all season.
Gulf Coast HEAT's victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Halifax Academy, their defeat ended a 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
