Locust Fork has gone 6-1 against Hanceville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Locust Fork Hornets will head out to challenge the Hanceville Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Locust Fork is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
Locust Fork will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Hayden on Tuesday. Locust Fork simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hayden 68-30. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Cortlyn Williamson, who went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus six assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley Wilson, who posted four points along with 14 rebounds.
Locust Fork smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Hanceville entered their matchup against Good Hope on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hanceville had to suffer through a 77-18 loss at the hands of Good Hope. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Locust Fork's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Hanceville, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Locust Fork beat Hanceville 47-38 when the teams last played back in January of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Locust Fork 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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