A well-balanced attack led the Hancock County Indians over the Washburn Pirates in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hancock County blew Washburn out of the water with a 66-27 final score. That looming 66-27 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Hancock County yet this season.
Washburn's loss came despite strong showings from Zakary Miniard and Billy Jo Wolfenbarger. Miniard scored 11 points along with two steals, while Wolfenbarger scored six points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Miniard has scored all season.
Washburn was without their leading scorer, Matthew Harville, in Tuesday's match. With Harville sitting this one out, Justin Bailey got some extra time on the court (20 vs. his season average of 8.64).
Hancock County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-16 record this season. As for Washburn, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 13 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.
Hancock County will square off against Cosby at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hancock County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Washburn does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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