The Gibsonburg Golden Bears lost against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Gibsonburg received a tough blow as they fell 57-43 to Hopewell-Loudon. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Gibsonburg in their matchups with Hopewell-Loudon: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Gibsonburg had strong showings from Reece Walby, who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds, and Jake Hall, who scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 blocks. Another player making a difference was Hunter Wasserman, who scored 5 points along with 5 rebounds.
Gibsonburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hopewell-Loudon, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Gibsonburg will head out on the road to face off against Lakota at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Calvert at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Ohio (Calvert is ranked 190th, while Hopewell-Loudon is ranked 168th).
