Hampton extended their losing streak to eight on Friday, dropping them down to 4-18. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-63 heartbreaker at the hands of the Eagle's Landing Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Hampton lost, don't look at C.J Geiger. Despite the final result, he posted 28 points. That was a full 44.4% of the Hornets' points, marking the tenth time in a row Geiger has scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Adric Torres, who had 11 points.
As for Eagle's Landing, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-9. Given their advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Hampton is ranked 392nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eagle's Landing's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Adams, who went 11-for-16 on his way to 25 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Adams a new career-high in shooting accuracy (69%). Malik Hand was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 14 points and nine assists.
Hampton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-53 win against Ola on the 3rd. As for Eagle's Landing, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 89-88 victory against Woodland on the 3rd.
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