Basketball Recap: Kayden Ruble Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Hagerstown

Eastern Hancock won the last time they faced Hagerstown and things went their way on Friday too. The Eastern Hancock Royals came out on top against the Hagerstown Tigers by a score of 57-49.

Kayden Ruble

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Eastern Hancock's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayden Ruble, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Ruble has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last 12 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Schilling, who shot 70% from the field on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.

Eastern Hancock was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hagerstown only six assists.

Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaagen Kendall, who went 6-for-10 en route to 16 points. Kendall continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Landon Lawson was another key player, shooting 56% from the field to rack up 10 points and seven boards.

Eastern Hancock has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points over those games. With the defeat, Hagerstown broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-12.

Eastern Hancock and Hagerstown are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Eastern Hancock will square off against Indianapolis Scecina Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season. As for Hagerstown, they will challenge Northeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeastern will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Hagerstown surely won't give up without a fight.