The Hanks Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Eastlake Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hanks will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Chapin and fell 85-29. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 899th, while the Huskies are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Eastlake earned a 52-41 win over Presidio on Friday.
Eastlake found their leader in sophomore Tristan Anderson-Edmond, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds. Braeden Quigley was another key player, putting up nine points and eight rebounds.
Eastlake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive matchups.
Eastlake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Hanks, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Hanks was dealt a bruising 84-42 loss at the hands of Eastlake when the teams last played back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson-Edmond, who went 10 of 13 on his way to 23 points. Now that Hanks knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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