The Lafayette Hornets and the Chiefland Indians will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Lafayette is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
On Thursday, Lafayette needed a bit of extra time to put away Hamilton County. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Trojans 63-61.
| 01/30/25 vs Hamilton County | 13 |
| 12/13/24 vs Bell | 11 |
| 12/20/24 @ Hamilton County | 4 |
| 01/28/25 @ Fort White | 3 |
| 01/17/25 @ Bell | 3 |
Jadarius McQuay and Tywan Williamson were among the main playmakers for Lafayette as the former went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points and eight rebounds and the latter went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points along with eight boards and six assists. Those 13 points gave McQuay a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Murphy, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Chiefland played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 62-38 to Hawthorne. The Indians have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Chiefland, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Lafayette ended up a good deal behind Chiefland in their previous meeting on January 10th, losing 45-31. Will Lafayette have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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