Basketball Recap: Hargrave Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Falcons

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ Shepherd	92-46
01/28/25 vs Hardin-Jefferson	95-46
01/24/25 @ Livingston	81-52
01/17/25 @ Liberty	94-29
01/14/25 vs Hamshire-Fannett	60-56
+ 3 more games

Hargrave waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Shepherd Pirates 92-46. With the Falcons ahead 54-16 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Despite the defeat, Shepherd saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden White shot 5-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. White's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cy' Reice Allen also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Hargrave pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Shepherd, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-17 record this season.

Hargrave wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 79-49 win against Tarkington on the 4th. Shepherd has also already played their next contest, a 64-53 loss against Livingston on the 4th.