Basketball Game Preview: Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks vs. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Trojans

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01/17/25 - Away	64-85 L
01/19/24 - Home	54-66 L
12/12/23 - Away	55-58 L
01/24/23 - Away	54-74 L
12/16/22 - Home	57-41 W
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Blackville-Hilda and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Trojans at 8:00 p.m. Blackville-Hilda is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.

Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Blackville-Hilda beat Williston-Elko 51-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Hawks.

Messiah McFadden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds. Trevor Kinard was another key player, putting up four points and seven steals.

Blackville-Hilda smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ridge Spring-Monetta on Friday, but they still walked away with a 60-54 win. The victory continues a trend for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler in their matchups with Ridge Spring-Monetta: they've now won seven in a row.

Blackville-Hilda pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.

Blackville-Hilda suffered a grim 85-64 defeat to Hunter-Kinard-Tyler in their previous meeting back in January. Will Blackville-Hilda have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.