Hampton was the 61-53 winner over Locust Grove when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Hornets received a blow on Friday as they fell 63-44 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Wildcats are ranked 101st).
Leading Locust Grove to victory were Tyler Jones and Kennedy Union. Jones almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Union shot 70% from the field to rack up 16 points. Thanks to that strong game, Union now owns an excellent 45.7% shooting accuracy. Kamden Watkins was another key player, going 5-for-12 en route to 10 points and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Hampton and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Locust Grove, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1.
Coming up, Hampton will be home for the holidays to greet Union Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Locust Grove, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 96-53 win against Ola on the 13th.
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