The Oviedo Lions will take on the Hagerty Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Oviedo strolled past Lake Mary with points to spare, taking the game 65-48.
Cameron Bryant had a dynamite game for Oviedo, going 8 for 14 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The contest was Bryant's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Diaz, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hagerty). Everything went their way against West Orange on Wednesday as Hagerty made off with a 75-53 win. Winning may never get old, but the Huskies sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Hagerty can attribute much of their success to Isaac Lopez, who made all 11 shots he took racking up 25 points plus six rebounds, and Asa Kohn, who went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and five assists. Kohn has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Morrow, who scored six points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Hagerty was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Hagerty's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Oviedo, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Oviedo has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hagerty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Oviedo against Hagerty when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 77-50 victory. In that matchup, Oviedo amassed a halftime lead of 46-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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