The Fairmont Heights Hornets won the last time they faced the Crossland Cavaliers, and things went their way on Thursday too. Fairmont Heights blew past Crossland 45-24.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairmont Heights to victory, but perhaps none more so than Angela Green, who scored 16 points along with seven steals and six assists. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Green has scored at least a third of Fairmont Heights' points. Amaya May was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 14 rebounds and five blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Crossland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kendra Gaton. Despite the final result, she scored 22 points.
Fairmont Heights' win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Crossland, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Fairmont Heights will square off against Northwestern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairmont Heights is facing Northwestern at the right time seeing as Northwestern is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Crossland, they will be playing at home against International High School at Largo at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crossland comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
