The Hamilton Titans had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They snuck past Biggsville West Central with a 72-66 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Biggsville West Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Shelby Bowman. Despite the final result, she scored 55 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 83.3% of Biggsville West Central's points, marking the 24th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harlee Hainds, who scored seven points along with 12 rebounds.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Biggsville West Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Hamilton will head out on the road to challenge the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Biggsville West Central, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Chargers at 6:30 p.m.
