Basketball Recap: Hughes Skates Past Collinwood with Ease

Lions

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 @ Adamsville	35
02/03/25 @ Hampshire	33
02/07/25 @ Collinwood	28
01/16/25 @ Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central	26
01/17/25 vs Collinwood	25

Hughes won the last time they faced Collinwood and things went their way on Friday too. The Hughes Lions blew past the Collinwood Trojans 71-43. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Hughes' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.3 points. As for Collinwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Wayne County will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Hughes surely won't give up without a fight. Collinwood has already played their next match (against Huntland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.