It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Windsor Owls take on the Hillsboro Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, the stars were shining brightly for Windsor in a 70-56 victory over Festus.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). Everything went their way against Perryville on Tuesday as Hillsboro made off with a 78-54 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Pirates are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Windsor better keep an eye on Gregory Robinson. He was instrumental in Hillsboro's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 19 boards. Robinson is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Cooper Mcgrath, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Hillsboro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Hillsboro's record is now 4-1. As for Windsor, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Windsor came up short against Hillsboro in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 70-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 16 boards. Now that Windsor knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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