Having just played yesterday, the Haines City Hornets will get right back to it and host the Victory Christian Academy Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Haines City turned things around against Lake Wales on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Highlanders as they made off with a 48-28 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hornets have posted against the Highlanders since January 24, 2019.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Victory Christian Academy). They blew past Lake Placid 66-20 two weeks ago. With that win, the Storm brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
Haines City better keep an eye on Bianca Barroso. She was instrumental in Victory Christian Academy's win, going 6 for 10 on her way to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Barroso is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana Thomas, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points.
Victory Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Placid only posted two assists.
Haines City's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
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