Hannibal lost against Mexico back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hannibal Pirates were dealt a 74-40 loss at the hands of the Mexico Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 65th).
This is the second loss in a row for Hannibal and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Mexico, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hannibal will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Mexico, they will finish 2024 at home by hosting Waynesville at 5:30 p.m. on December 26th.
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