The Hapeville Charter Hornets will take on the Westminster Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Hapeville Charter narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Stephenson 75-72.
Hapeville Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonathan Goldson led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Goldson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Thad Buttone, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Westminster gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They breezed by Stone Mountain on the road to the tune of 73-39. Given Westminster's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while Stone Mountain is ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hapeville Charter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Westminster, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-8.
Hapeville Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over Westminster in their previous meeting back in January, winning 61-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hapeville Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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