Basketball Recap: Hancock Takes a Loss

Owls

Previous 5 Games

01/21/25 vs Wheaton	44-64
01/17/25 vs Ashby	71-65
01/14/25 vs Rothsay	62-38
01/09/25 vs Parkers Prairie	87-55
01/03/25 @ Underwood	44-73

After a string of three wins, Hancock's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 64-44 to the Wheaton Warriors. If the Owls were looking for revenge after losing 57-47 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Hancock's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Wheaton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hancock will face off against Brandon/Evansville at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brandon/Evansville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Wheaton, they will head out to take on Benson at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wheaton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Benson likes a good challenge.