The Hillsborough Terriers will face off against the Lennard Longhorns at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hillsborough and three for Lennard.
Last Tuesday, Hillsborough took a blow against Wharton, falling 74-41. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Wildcats are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Lennard was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 66-65 to Winthrop College Prep Academy.
Hillsborough will have to contain Richard Sykes as he made an impact in Lennard's last game. He dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Sykes a new career-high in blocks (four). Nate Montalvo was another key player, putting up 17 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lennard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Lennard's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Hillsborough, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Hillsborough didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lennard in their previous matchup back in January of 2015, but they still walked away with a 75-70 victory. Does Hillsborough have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lennard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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