The Waldron Mohawks will square off against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Waldron came up short against South Decatur and fell 46-33. The loss continues a trend for the Mohawks in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 55-44 win over the Trojans. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Trojans are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Hancock found their leader in sophomore McKenzie Koch, who almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine rebounds. Koch's evening made it 18 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Sotelo, who posted nine points and six steals.
Eastern Hancock pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Waldron, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Waldron took a serious blow against Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 71-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Koch, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Now that Waldron knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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