Basketball Recap: Hodgeman County Gets the Win

Longhorns

Previous 2 Games

02/01/25 vs Spearville	49-45
01/31/25 vs Bucklin	50-41

After losing to Spearville the last time they met, Hodgeman County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Hodgeman County Longhorns snuck past the Spearville Lancers with a 49-45 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.

Hazen Rydquist was his usual excellent self, putting up 15 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Ian Reece, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.

Hodgeman County was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spearville only racked up eight assists.

Spearville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ian Melendez, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The game was Melendez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Layson Wheaton, who had nine points and eight rebounds.

Hodgeman County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Spearville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.

Hodgeman County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-54 win against Meade on the 4th. As for Spearville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-35 victory against Minneola on the 3rd.