Haines City was the 62-52 winner over Ridge Community when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Haines City Hornets took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ridge Community Bolts on Thursday. The game marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 01/09/25 @ Ridge Community | 18 |
| 01/07/25 @ Lake Wales | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs East Lake | 16 |
Despite the loss, Haines City still got an impressive performance from Eddy Hyppolite Jr., who posted 18 points and five steals. The contest was Hyppolite Jr.'s third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Derek Robles, who earned six points.
Ridge Community got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tarique Kennedy out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Kennedy is becoming a predictor of Ridge Community's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 9-3 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zack White, who had 12 points.
Haines City moved to 8-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Ridge Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Haines City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-59 loss against Davenport on the 10th. As for Ridge Community, they will head out to face off against Kathleen at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge Community is facing Kathleen at the right time seeing as Kathleen is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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