Basketball Recap: Deep Creek Piles Up the Points Against Lakeland

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

01/15/25 @ Lakeland	65
12/26/24 vs Hillside	59
01/14/25 vs Currituck County	55
12/13/24 vs KIPP NYC College Prep	54
12/05/24 vs Western Branch	30

Deep Creek won the last time they faced Lakeland and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Deep Creek Hornets took their contest with ease, bagging a 75-10 win over the Lakeland Cavaliers. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 25 points or more this season.

Deep Creek was led to victory by Kimora Hinton and Morgan Herbert. Hinton posted 16 points and four steals, while Herbert earned 19 points. Herbert's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Alaya Monroe was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.

Deep Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.8 points. As for Lakeland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.

Deep Creek will take on Gainesville at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Deep Creek will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. Lakeland has already played their next matchup, an 81-27 loss against King's Fork on the 17th.