If Hartford was feeling good fresh off their 81-32 takedown of West Bend West last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hartford Orioles were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 77-76 to the Homestead Highlanders. The Orioles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Highlanders earlier this season, when they won 70-65.
Hartford's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 16-3. As for Homestead, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-5.
Hartford and Homestead should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. Hartford will take on Port Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 125 places (15 vs. 140). Hartford will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Homestead (ranked 36th) will meet Slinger (ranked 279th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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