The Celebration Storm will challenge the Haines City Hornets on Saturday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Celebration is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ridge Community 62-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Storm have posted against the Bolts since January 24, 2017.
Meanwhile, Haines City waltzed into their game on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They breezed by the Broncos to the tune of 85-33. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Broncos are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Haines City found their leader in freshman Delissa Morris, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Olivia Howard, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Haines City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 37 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Haines City pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points per game. As for Celebration, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Celebration was taken down by Haines City 75-35 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Celebration avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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