Basketball Recap: Hoover Comes Up Short

Hoover has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Ripley Vikings at home by a 49-34 margin on Friday. The matchup marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Dane Hatfield

Points

02/21/25 vs Ripley	19
02/18/25 vs Nitro	19
02/14/25 @ Nicholas County	24
02/11/25 @ Buffalo	27
02/07/25 vs Sissonville	23
+ 4 more games

Despite the loss, Hoover still got an impressive performance from Dane Hatfield, who posted 19 points. Hatfield has been hot for a while, having posted 19 or more points the last nine times he's played.

Ripley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyler Doss led the charge by en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Blake Justice, who scored 11 points.

Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Ripley, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.

Hoover has already played their next game, a 76-54 win against Wayne on the 24th. As for Ripley, they will challenge Ravenswood at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Ravenswood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.