Hanks is 2-8 against Canutillo since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hanks Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canutillo Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hanks scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Horizon 65-45. Given Hanks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while Horizon is ranked 1204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Israel Gonzalez, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Sebastian Meraz was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Canutillo, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 78-64 loss to Andress on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), Canutillo still had to take the loss.
Hanks is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. As for Canutillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-10.
Hanks came up short against Canutillo in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-45. Will Hanks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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