North Marion lost against Hawthorne back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The North Marion Colts were outmatched by the Hawthorne Hornets and fell 76-38. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Hornets are ranked 107th).
Several Colts players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was JAMEYA BROWN, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of KANARA GORDON, who posted nine points and eight boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hawthorne to victory, but perhaps none more so than De' Mya Adams, who went 8 of 10 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points and five steals. That's the most steals Adams has posted since back in February of 2024. Jhalea Jackson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
North Marion's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-13. As for Hawthorne, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Marion will head out to challenge St. John Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on January 30th. As for Hawthorne, they will venture away from home to take on Buchholz at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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