The Hatch Bobcats had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They secured a 84-79 W over Calhoun. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Calhoun lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tyler Robertson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Robertson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ladarrius Thigpen, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The last time Hatch lost on the road was back two weeks ago. Having now won three straight away matches, they've pushed their record up to 5-5. As for Calhoun, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Hatch will be playing at home against Demopolis at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Calhoun won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Luverne at 7:00 p.m. on December 8th.
