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| 12/12/23 - Home | 59-36 W |
| 12/04/20 - Away | 73-33 W |
| 12/06/19 - Home | 61-43 W |
| 12/21/18 - Away | 65-68 L |
| 12/19/17 - Home | 74-54 W |
| + 3 more games |
Auburndale is 7-1 against Haines City since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Auburndale Bloodhounds will head out on the road to face off against the Haines City Hornets at 8:00 p.m. Auburndale is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Thursday, Auburndale needed a bit of extra time to put away Lake Wales. They snuck past the Highlanders with a 62-58 victory. Given the Bloodhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Highlanders are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Haines City played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Discovery, falling 65-35. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Loss or not, Haines City got some senior leadership from Keyjuan Odum and Kobe Key. Odum posted eight points and five rebounds, while Key went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points. Another player making a difference was Kanai Washington, who earned eight points and three steals.
Auburndale pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Haines City, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Auburndale's way against Haines City in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Auburndale made off with a 59-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburndale since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
