The Haines City Hornets will take on the Poinciana Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Haines City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Haines City earned a 70-60 win over Kathleen.
| 01/22/25 vs Kathleen | 14 |
| 12/16/24 vs Avon Park | 11 |
| 12/20/24 vs Jackson County | 9 |
| 12/09/24 @ Winter Haven | 8 |
| 01/14/25 vs Lake Gibson | 8 |
Dequarious Marks was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. Those 14 rebounds gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eddy Hyppolite Jr., who went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Poinciana's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harmony. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Poinciana's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Haines City, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Haines City didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Poinciana when the teams last played back in January of 2022, but they still walked away with a 53-48 win. Will Haines City repeat their success, or does Poinciana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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