Basketball Game Preview: Hampton Hornets vs. McDonough Warhawks

Hampton hasn't had much luck against McDonough recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Hampton Hornets will square off against the McDonough Warhawks at 8:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Hampton will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Locust Grove, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hampton came out on top against Locust Grove by a score of 61-53 on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

C J Geiger

Points (Career)

02/10/25 @ Locust Grove	30
12/03/24 @ Eagle's Landing Christian Academy	20
02/08/25 vs Woodland	17
12/10/24 @ McDonough	17
01/31/25 @ Eagle's Landing	16

C J Geiger was a one-man wrecking crew for Hampton as he posted 30 points. Those 30 points gave Geiger a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Parker, who earned nine points.

Meanwhile, McDonough entered their match against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. McDonough took a hard 71-57 fall against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warhawks came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Chargers are ranked 226th).

Hampton will have to contain Zion Greene as he made an impact in McDonough's last game. He dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards. Greene's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Jaelen Kerbo was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Even though they lost, McDonough smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.

Hampton now has a winning record of 14-13. As for McDonough, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 20-5.

Hampton came up short against McDonough in their previous matchup back in January, falling 58-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDonough's Zaiden Greene, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 20 points and four steals. Now that Hampton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.