It was a good run, but the Hamilton Southeastern Royals unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 46-42 defeat to they. They have struggled against Warren Central recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Hamilton Southeastern lost, one person who can't be blamed is Donovan Hamilton. Despite the final result, he scored 17 points along with six rebounds. Hamilton scored a full 40.5% of Hamilton Southeastern's points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Griffith, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
Hamilton Southeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Warren Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Hamilton Southeastern and Westfield will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Westfield will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Warren Central will take on Decatur Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Decatur Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
