Hoke County lost against West Bladen back in December of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hoke County Bucks took a 60-41 bruising from the West Bladen Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Knights are ranked 26th).
West Bladen was led to victory by Chase Williams and Jackson Pait. Williams posted 18 points, while Pait had 17 points. The match was Williams' fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendell Lesane, who earned nine points.
Hoke County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for West Bladen, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Hoke County won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Woodland at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for West Bladen, they will square off against South Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in West Bladen's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
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