After flying high against South Sumter last Wednesday, Vanguard came back down to earth. The Vanguard Knights took a blow against the Hawthorne Hornets on Friday, falling 56-16. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Hornets are ranked 72nd).
Sanaria Gunsby was Vanguard's leading scorer, having posted five points. Sylnya Roberson held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Jerkiah Richardson took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Hawthorne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was De' Mya Adams, who went 10 for 22 en route to 29 points. The matchup was Adams' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Jhalea Jackson was another key player, putting up six points in addition to 16 boards and four steals.
Vanguard's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Hawthorne, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Vanguard has already played their next game (against Springstead), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hawthorne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 90-12 win against Cedar Key on the 4th.
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