Basketball Game Preview: Hanover Hawks vs. Mechanicsville Mustangs

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Previous Games

01/15/25 - Away	62-25 W
01/26/24 - Away	71-51 W
12/15/23 - Home	62-45 W
02/03/23 - Away	66-38 W
01/13/23 - Home	60-36 W
+ 5 more games

Hanover is 9-1 against Mechanicsville since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hanover Hawks will host the Mechanicsville Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hanover has three straight victories, Mechanicsville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Hanover beat Henrico 55-45.

Meanwhile, Mechanicsville scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Armstrong by a score of 67-64.

Hanover is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Mechanicsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.

Everything came up roses for Hanover against Mechanicsville in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 62-25 win. Will Hanover repeat their success, or does Mechanicsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.