Langston Hughes gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They breezed by the Hardaway Hawks to the tune of 81-47. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2020.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Langston Hughes to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cornelia Ellington, who went 9 for 13 en route to 27 points plus two steals. Ellington is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Savannah Robinson-Holmes, who went 9 for 14 en route to 26 points plus three steals.
Langston Hughes was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardaway only posted seven.
Despite the loss, Hardaway saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rhianna Boynton dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Adazha Burrell, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Langston Hughes has already played their next game, a 62-55 win against Holy Innocents Episcopal on the 16th. As for Hardaway, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-48 defeat against North Paulding on the 16th.
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