Basketball Game Preview: Hanover Area Hawkeyes vs. Holy Redeemer Royals

Hanover Area hasn't had much luck against Holy Redeemer recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hanover Area Hawkeyes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Redeemer Royals at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Hanover Area is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Northwest Area 66-26. While losing is never fun, the Hawkeyes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 624th, while the Rangers are ranked 298th).

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Holy Redeemer's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell to Lake-Lehman 65-60.

Hanover Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Holy Redeemer, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.

Hanover Area was taken down by Holy Redeemer 71-19 when the teams last played on January 7th. Will Hanover Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.