The Horizon Hawks will take on the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon is looking for their season's first victory.
Horizon came up short against Lake Mary on Wednesday, falling 61-38. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Rams are ranked 126th).
Despite the loss, Horizon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Diego Rojas went 6 for 14 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Jackman, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Orlando Christian Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 70-64 to Dr. Phillips. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (61), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Horizon will have to keep a close watch on Josh Theus and Eric Noblin, a pair of players who had a big impact on Orlando Christian Prep's prior game. Theus dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards, while Noblin went 7 of 12 on his way to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Noblin a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Thomas, who put up eight points.
Orlando Christian Prep now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Horizon has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Orlando Christian Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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