Recap: Southern Rams vs. Hancock Panthers
Winning is just a little bit easier when you make seven more threes than your opponent, a fact the Southern Rams proved on Tuesday. They blew past Hancock 78-38 at home. Given Southern's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Hancock is ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Isaiah Keller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Braige Hardesty, who scored five points along with 12 rebounds and five assists.
Despite the loss, Hancock saw an underclassman step up: Ethan Hill scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Anderson, who scored nine points.
Southern has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Hancock, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Southern will take on Allegany at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Allegany's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games. Hancock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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