The Haines City Hornets will square off against the North Tampa Christian Academy Titans at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Haines City came up short against Davenport and fell 72-59. The Hornets have struggled against the Broncos recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/10/25 vs Davenport | 18 |
| 01/09/25 @ Ridge Community | 18 |
| 01/07/25 @ Lake Wales | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs East Lake | 16 |
Despite the defeat, Haines City got top-tier performance from Eddy Hyppolite Jr., who went 9 for 22 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. The contest was Hyppolite Jr.'s fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dequarious Marks, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Tampa Christian Academy strolled past Countryside with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 68-51. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Cougars are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Haines City's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for North Tampa Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
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