Even though the Hampton Hornets scored an imposing 56 points on Thursday, the Lovett Lions still came out on top. Lovett enjoyed a cozy 75-56 victory over Hampton. Given Lovett's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Hampton is ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lovett found their leader in underclassman Kingston Whitty, who scored 20 points along with four steals. Cameron Cannon was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Lovett is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Hampton, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-18.
Lovett will look to defend their home court on Monday against Hampton at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Lovett focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday. As for Hampton, they will head out on the road to take on Lovett at 6:00 p.m.
