Basketball Recap: Hitchcock-Tulare Finds Playoff Glory Versus Langford

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Previous 5 Games

03/03/25 - Home	63-50 W
12/21/24 - Home	52-40 W
12/16/23 - Away	59-26 W
12/17/22 - Home	61-29 W
12/18/21 - Away	46-51 L

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hitchcock-Tulare had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Langford Lions by a score of 63-50. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 52-40 back in December of 2024.

Despite the loss, Langford still got an impressive performance from Kassen Keough, who went 12-for-30 on his way to 37 points. That was a full 74% of Langford's points, marking the 14th time in a row Keough has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Harmon, who earned three points and 14 boards.

Hitchcock-Tulare's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14. As for Langford, they dropped their record down to 3-18 with the loss, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Hitchcock-Tulare won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Aberdeen Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Langford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.