Two dominant guards in Chasion Wilson and Forrest Dudley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hawthorne Hornets will challenge the Crossroad Academy Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hawthorne sitting on three straight wins and Crossroad Academy on six.
Hawthorne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Graceville 69-44. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th in Florida, while the Tigers are ranked 430th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chasion Wilson
| 02/26/25 vs Graceville | 16 |
| 02/17/25 vs Williston | 17 |
| 02/12/25 vs Moore Haven | 16 |
| 02/07/25 vs Williston | 23 |
Hawthorne had a senior duo take command as Wilson went 7-for-8 en route to 16 points and four steals and Dacarion Debose went 6-for-12 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The contest was Wilson's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelvin Baker, who posted eight points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Crossroad Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort White on Wednesday, taking the game 46-37.
Hawthorne's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Crossroad Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
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