Basketball Recap: Hamilton Big Blue vs. Colerain Cardinals
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fairmont, Hamilton was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Colerain Cardinals by a score of 51-41. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Big Blue as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Hamilton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Amaginn Beamon, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points plus two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Omarionya Kirkland, who had nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Colerain still got an impressive performance from Kalia Johnson, who had 17 points.
The victory got Hamilton back to even at 1-1. As for Colerain, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hamilton has already played their next contest (against Colerain), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Colerain, they will venture away from home to challenge Mason at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Mason knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Colerain likes a good challenge.
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