Basketball Recap: Houghton Piles Up the Points Against Hancock

Gremlins

Margin (Wins)

12/09/24 @ Lake Linden-Hubbell	70
12/11/24 vs Hancock	58
11/25/24 @ Ewen-Trout Creek	32
12/02/24 @ Dollar Bay	-4
02/26/24 @ Gladstone	-18

Houghton won the last time they faced Hancock and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Houghton Gremlins simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hancock Bulldogs 77-19. The Gremlins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 32 points or more this season.

Houghton pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.8 points. As for Hancock, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Houghton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hancock: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.