Urbana lost against Middletown back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Urbana Hawks were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the Middletown Knights.
Mason Johnson
| 01/24/25 @ Middletown | 6 |
| 01/10/25 vs Frederick | 5 |
| 12/20/24 @ North Hagerstown | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Oakdale | 4 |
| 02/14/24 vs Middletown | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Urbana lost, don't look at Mason Johnson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in steals (six). Sean Pyles was another key player, putting up 16 points and five rebounds.
Urbana dropped their record down to 7-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Middletown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Urbana will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Tuscarora at 7:00 p.m. Tuscarora knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Urbana likes a good challenge. Middletown has already played their next contest (against Walkersville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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