Basketball Recap: Hawthorne Now 9-1 over Last Ten Games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hawthorne had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Moore Haven Terriers with a sharp 54-32 victory. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Terriers are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Chasion Wilson

Steals

02/12/25 vs Moore Haven	5
02/07/25 vs Williston	3
02/05/25 vs Chiefland	4
01/30/25 vs Chiefland	5
01/28/25 @ Buchholz	2
01/27/25 @ P.K. Yonge	2

Hawthorne had a senior duo take command as Chasion Wilson went 7-for-10 en route to 16 points in addition to eight boards and five steals and Kelvin Baker went 7-for-12 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Kyler Ingram was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.

Hawthorne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for Moore Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.

Coming up, Hawthorne will challenge Williston at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Williston will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Hawthorne surely won't give up without a fight. Moore Haven does not have any more games scheduled as of now.