Basketball Game Preview: Hanford Falcons vs. Hermiston Bulldogs

The Hanford Falcons will face off against the Hermiston Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Hanford is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 65-45 to Walla Walla.

Meanwhile, Hermiston managed to keep up with Chiawana until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hermiston took a blow against Chiawana, falling 87-60. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Riverhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Hermiston's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Hanford, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.

Hanford was taken down by Hermiston 88-31 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hanford was down 49-12.