The Grand Lake Hornets will challenge the Hamilton Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Grand Lake was fully in charge, breezing past Basile 53-16. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tigers 78-32. The game marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.
Hamilton Christian's win came from a few key players Grand Lake will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Justin Weston, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Ned, who went 8 for 19 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Hamilton Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hamilton Christian pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Grand Lake, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
Grand Lake was taken down by Hamilton Christian 59-28 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Grand Lake was down 33-10.
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