Basketball Recap: Moran Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Ellis Hise and Garrett Hamilton

Moran lost against Paint Creek back in November, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Moran Bulldogs received a blow as they fell 58-42 to the Paint Creek Pirates. The Bulldogs were down 46-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Despite the defeat, Moran had strong showings from Garrett Hamilton, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Ellis Hise, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 boards. That was a full 47.6% of Moran's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Moran's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Paint Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Moran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 42-22 defeat against Trent on the 7th. As for Paint Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-12 loss against Garner on the 7th.