The Van Vleck Leopards came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 46-42 W over Hempstead. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Van Vleck also won the last time the pair played on January 2nd.
Leading Van Vleck to victory were Corey Austin and Steve Moore. Austin scored 19 points along with two steals, while Moore scored 16 points along with nine rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moore has scored all season.
Hempstead lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Floyd Ragston, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Ragston pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Idlebird, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds.
Van Vleck has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Hempstead, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season.
Van Vleck will head out on the road to take on Hitchcock at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hitchcock is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Van Vleck a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Hempstead will take on Danbury at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
