Haines City entered their matchup against Harmony on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Haines City Hornets took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Harmony Longhorns. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Haines City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Eddy Hyppolite Jr., who scored 14 points plus six rebounds and three steals. Hyppolite Jr. is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dequarious Marks, who went 6 for 13 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and two blocks.
Sylus Cory was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 20 en route to 23 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks for Harmony. The match was Cory's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Ivan Ramos was another key player, scoring 11 points plus five assists and four steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Haines City fell to 3-1. As for Harmony, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Haines City will venture away from home to take on Davenport at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Haines City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season. Harmony has already played their next game, a 55-47 victory against Sebastian River on the 5th.
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