Two dominant guards in De'Andre Harvey and Chasion Wilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Williston Red Devils will face off against the Hawthorne Hornets on Friday. Williston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Williston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 72-44 win over Wildwood. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They took down the Indians 68-52. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Indians are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hawthorne's win came from a few key players Williston will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dacarion Debose, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 23 points and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Hawthorne's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelvin Baker, who went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.
Hawthorne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Williston, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-11 record.
Williston beat Hawthorne 66-54 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Williston since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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