Even though the Shaw Raiders scored an imposing 72 points on Monday, the Hardaway Hawks still came out on top. Hardaway secured a 76-72 W over Shaw. That's another feather in the cap for Hardaway, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Hardaway's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mekhi Benton, who scored 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Benton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnathan Kyles, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds.
Hardaway's victory bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Shaw, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season.
Hardaway will challenge Cairo at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Hardaway focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Monday. Shaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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