Immanuel Christian and Hanks met for a duel on Thursday where Immanuel Christian couldn't get it done. The Immanuel Christian Warriors took a 56-41 bruising from the Hanks Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 65-36 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
Loss or not, Immanuel Christian got some senior leadership from Noah Ayala and Ben Story. Ayala almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, while Story went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hanks to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sebastian Meraz, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Martin Gomez, who scored nine points plus six steals and two blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Immanuel Christian and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Hanks, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing El Paso the next time they take the court. Immanuel Christian will head out to face El Paso at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Hanks will play them later in the day, at 11:30 a.m.
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