Haines City lost against Winter Haven back in December of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Haines City Hornets fell just short of the Winter Haven Blue Devils by a score of 70-68. That's two games in a row now that the Hornets have lost by exactly two points.
Haines City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dequarious Marks, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight boards and eight steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddy Hyppolite Jr., who posted 18 points and four steals.
Winter Haven was led to victory by Troy Boswell and Gavin Hall. Boswell went 13 of 17 on his way to 33 points, while Hall went 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points. The dominant performance gave Hall a new career-high in points.
Haines City is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. As for Winter Haven, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Haines City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-52 win against Ridge Community on the 10th. As for Winter Haven, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 79-57 loss against IMG Academy Blue on the 11th.
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