Basketball Recap: East Hamilton Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

East Hamilton won the last time they faced Howard Tech and things went their way on Wednesday too. The East Hamilton Hurricanes walked away with a 66-54 win over the Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Hustlin' Tigers are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hurricanes

Previous 3 Games (Home)

02/19/25 vs Howard Tech	66-54
01/31/25 vs Ooltewah	66-38
01/25/25 vs Cleveland	58-55

East Hamilton pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points over those games. As for Howard Tech, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-21.

As of now, neither East Hamilton nor Howard Tech have any future games scheduled.