Basketball Recap: Galatia Takes Down Cairo in a Playoff Battle

Bearcats

Previous Games

02/26/25 vs Cairo	72-69
02/24/25 vs Egyptian	81-43
02/14/25 vs Zeigler-Royalton	68-39
02/13/25 vs Agape Christian	63-30
02/11/25 @ Elverado	71-38
+ 2 more games

With a playoff win on the line, Galatia rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cairo Pilots, sneaking past 72-69. The win was familiar territory for the Bearcats, who have now won seven contests in a row.

Eli Hankins was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 22 points and 13 boards. Galatia is 21-3 when Hankins posts eight or more rebounds, but 2-4 otherwise. Connor Ammon was another key player, putting up 16 points and seven boards.

Galatia's victory bumped their record up to 23-7. As for Cairo, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.

As of now, neither Galatia nor Cairo have any future games scheduled.