Randolph Southern is 1-6 against Eastern Hancock since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Randolph Southern Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Randolph Southern has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Eastern Hancock will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Thursday, Randolph Southern came up short against Winchester Community and fell 37-30. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Randolph Southern in their matchups with Winchester Community: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Daleville 62-17 at home. Given Eastern Hancock's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Daleville is ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Hancock got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sammie Bolding out in front who scored 18 points along with five steals. Brooklyn Willis was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six assists and two steals.
Randolph Southern's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Eastern Hancock, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home.
Randolph Southern suffered a grim 67-42 defeat to Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Randolph Southern, Grace Stapleton (who scored 20 points along with five assists and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
