The Haines City Hornets will challenge the Apopka Blue Darters at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Haines City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
Haines City took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Gibson, sneaking past 61-58. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hornets as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Haines City got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Eddy Hyppolite Jr. out in front who went 8 of 13 en route to 21 points along with eight assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dequarious Marks, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Apopka didn't have too much trouble with Lake Minneola on Tuesday as they won 49-34.
Apopka is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Haines City, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Haines City and Apopka were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, but Haines City came up empty-handed after a 43-42 defeat. Can Haines City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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