The HALO Wolfpack and the Killian Hill Christian Cougars will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. HALO is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, HALO came up short against Victory Baptist and fell 60-53. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Trenton Grissom, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 41.5% of HALO's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kenneth Haynes, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Even though they lost, HALO smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Killian Hill Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were beaten by Community Christian 74-47.
Killian Hill Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for HALO, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
HALO came up short against Killian Hill Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 58-48. Thankfully for HALO, Hawthorne Herring (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 20 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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