The Locust Grove Wildcats are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Hampton Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Locust Grove will be strutting in after a win while Hampton will be coming in after a defeat.
Locust Grove will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Jones County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Locust Grove claimed a resounding 74-44 victory over Jones County. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kaeden Union was nothing short of spectacular: he posted 19 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Jones, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hampton came up short against McDonough on Tuesday and fell 60-53. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Warhawks are ranked 59th).
The win made it two in a row for Locust Grove and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Hampton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Locust Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hampton in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, but they still walked away with a 48-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Locust Grove 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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