Basketball Game Preview: Washougal Panthers vs. Hockinson Hawks

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Home	69-36 W
02/02/24 - Home	69-42 W
01/09/24 - Away	62-33 W
01/12/23 - Home	53-38 W
02/16/22 - Neutral	56-43 W
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Washougal has gone 8-2 against Hockinson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Washougal Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Hockinson Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Washougal and four for Hockinson.

Last Tuesday, Washougal came up short against Mark Morris and fell 51-38.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-26, which was the final score in Hockinson's tilt against Columbia River on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Rapids are ranked 78th).

Hockinson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Washougal, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

Everything came up roses for Washougal against Hockinson in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 69-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washougal since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.