The Hardaway Hawks suffered their closest loss since December 5, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Bainbridge by a score of 50-47. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hardaway of the 59-52 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Hardaway's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mekhi Benton, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Benton hasn't dropped below 17 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Johnathan Kyles, who scored ten points.
Aj Grant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bainbridge, scoring 23 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Grant has scored at least a third of Bainbridge's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Sanders, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Hardaway's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Bainbridge, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hardaway will take on Riverdale at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Riverdale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday. As for Bainbridge, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Whitewater at 7:00 p.m. Bainbridge is on a four-game streak of home wins, Whitewater a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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