Having just played yesterday, the Hiawatha Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Harvest Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hiawatha is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 28, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Alden-Hebron as Hiawatha made off with a 57-37 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hawks have posted against the Green Giants since February 12, 2018.
Meanwhile, Harvest Christian Academy made easy work of College Prep of America on Wednesday and carried off a 59-39 win.
Harvest Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Hiawatha will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Elijah Bell, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Corrado Jr., who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Harvest Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Hiawatha, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.
Hiawatha came up short against Harvest Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2016, falling 60-50. Can Hiawatha avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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