It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons duke it out with the Hampton Hawks at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday... Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wilcox-Hildreth is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Pleasanton on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wilcox-Hildreth came up short against Pleasanton, falling 68-43. The Falcons have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
| 12/21/24 @ Pleasanton | 19 |
| 12/17/24 vs Red Cloud | 12 |
| 12/19/24 @ Arapahoe | 10 |
| 12/14/24 vs Shelton | 10 |
| 01/27/24 vs Overton | 6 |
Despite the loss, Wilcox-Hildreth saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaleb Johnson went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, Hampton had to suffer through a 71-26 loss at the hands of East Butler.
Wyatt Dose was Hampton's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Noah Miller held things down on the boards with five rebounds. Landen Rojewski took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Wilcox-Hildreth's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hampton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Wilcox-Hildreth has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Wilcox-Hildreth strolled past Hampton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 54-38. Will Wilcox-Hildreth repeat their success, or does Hampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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