The Cairo Syrupmakers typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday the Hardaway Hawks proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 77-69 win over the Syrupmakers. The win made it back-to-back wins for Hardaway.
Hardaway got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mekhi Benton out in front who scored 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Benton is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lamell Mims, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Cairo still got an impressive performance from Amari Powell, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Keshen Spence, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Cairo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardaway only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Hardaway is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Cairo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.
Hardaway won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bainbridge at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Hardaway focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday. As for Cairo, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Westover at 4:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Cairo focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday.
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