The Hawthorne Hornets had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 69-57 win over Fort White on Thursday. Hawthorne is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
CJ Ingram continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Darian Bowie, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Hawthorne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Fort White, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Hawthorne will take on Newberry at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hawthorne's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. Fort White's road trip will continue as they head out to face Hawthorne at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hawthorne has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 217 points over their last three matches.
