Basketball Game Preview: Hammond Golden Bears vs. Winters Mill Falcons

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 3:16am

Preview: Hammond Golden Bears vs. Winters Mill Falcons

The Hammond Golden Bears will be playing at home against the Winters Mill Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Friday, Hammond suffered a rough 69-45 loss at the hands of Long Reach. While losing is never fun, Hammond can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while Long Reach is ranked 27th).

Meanwhile, Winters Mill was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 49-44 to Glen Burnie. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Winters Mill in their matchups with Glen Burnie: they've now lost three in a row.

Hammond has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Winters Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

Hammond skirted past Winters Mill 48-46 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Does Hammond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Winters Mill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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