Basketball Recap: Eastern Hancock Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Eastern Hancock's and Daleville's game on Thursday was close at halftime, but Eastern Hancock turned on the heat in the second half with 45 points. The Eastern Hancock Royals blew past the Daleville Broncos 72-47. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Eastern Hancock found their leader in sophomore McKenzie Koch, who went 18 for 27 en route to 44 points along with six steals and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Koch has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Bella Sotelo, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 14 points and six steals.

The victory (which was Eastern Hancock's sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Daleville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.

Eastern Hancock and Daleville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Eastern Hancock (ranked 69th) will meet Randolph Southern (ranked 263rd) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season. Similarly, Daleville will take on Hagerstown at 6:00 p.m. on Monday up 200 places (194 vs. 394).