Basketball Preview: Hancock County Indians vs. Cumberland Gap Panthers
The Hancock County Indians will face off against the Cumberland Gap Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hancock County will head into Saturday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Campbell County on Saturday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Hancock County fell just short of Campbell County by a score of 63-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Indians still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Gap's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They were outmatched by Lakeway Christian Academy on the road and fell 81-40. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cumberland Gap fell to 4-1. As for Hancock County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Hancock County came up short against Cumberland Gap in their previous matchup back in February, falling 57-51. Can Hancock County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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