Basketball Preview: Hackberry Mustangs vs. Evans Eagles
The Hackberry Mustangs will challenge the Evans Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hackberry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Oberlin with a sharp 69-43 win on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their 24-point performance the match before.
While Evans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-24), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Vinton 60-23. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 37 points or more this season.
Evans pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Hackberry, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9.
Hackberry was taken down by Evans 67-7 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Hackberry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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