The Astronaut War Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Hagerty Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Astronaut has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Hagerty will come in with six straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-41, which was the final score in Astronaut's tilt against Boone on Monday. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while the Braves are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, Hagerty didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Orlando Christian Prep on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 70-66 win.
Astronaut better focus on containing Asa Kohn and Isaac Lopez as the pair were huge in Hagerty's win. Kohn went 10 of 16 en route to 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists, while Lopez dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Kohn's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Josiah Ortiz was another key player, putting up six points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Hagerty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Astronaut's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Hagerty, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Astronaut suffered a grim 89-63 defeat to Hagerty when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Astronaut avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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