The Lennard Longhorns will take on the Hillsborough Terriers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Lennard and four for Hillsborough.
On Wednesday, Lennard was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Winthrop College Prep Academy.
| 01/15/25 @ Winthrop College Prep Academy | 4 |
| 01/08/25 vs Middleton | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Riverview | 1 |
| 12/06/24 vs Bloomingdale | 1 |
| 12/05/24 @ Strawberry Crest | 1 |
Lennard might have lost, but man, Richard Sykes was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sykes a new career-high in blocks (four). Another player making a difference was Nate Montalvo, who posted 17 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Lennard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hillsborough had to suffer through a 74-41 loss at the hands of Wharton. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Wildcats are ranked 120th).
Hillsborough's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Lennard, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Lennard came up short against Hillsborough in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, falling 75-70. Thankfully for Lennard, Domani Davis (who earned 33 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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