Basketball Recap: Hancock Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hancock can now relate to. They fell 67-55 to the Hattiesburg Tigers on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.

Hancock's loss dropped their record down to 12-18. As for Hattiesburg, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 22-8.

Hancock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hattiesburg, they will face off against West Harrison at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hattiesburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully West Harrison likes a good challenge.