The Hoke County Bucks just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the West Bladen Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Hoke County turned things around against Dillon Christian on Thursday. They walked away with a 66-56 win over the Warriors. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bucks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 323rd in North Carolina, while the Warriors are ranked 144th in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West Bladen's strategy against West Columbus on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Bladen blew West Columbus out of the water with a 67-20 final score. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Hoke County better focus on containing Chase Williams and Hezekiah Adams as the pair were huge in West Bladen's win. Williams posted 17 points, while Adams had 15 points. The matchup was Williams' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Keonta Hill was another key player, putting up eight points.
Hoke County's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for West Bladen, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Hoke County and West Bladen were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, but Hoke County came up empty-handed after a 67-66 defeat. Can Hoke County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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