Basketball Recap: Hancock's Loss Ends 13-Game Winning Streak at Home

Owls

Previous 5 Games

12/28/24 vs Cass Lake-Bena	46-53
12/27/24 vs Mountain Iron-Buhl	60-48
12/17/24 @ St. Cloud Cathedral	57-48
12/13/24 vs Battle Lake	77-39
12/10/24 @ Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley	70-55

After a string of four wins, Hancock's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers. The game marked the Owls' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Hancock's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Cass Lake-Bena, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.

Hancock and Cass Lake-Bena should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Hancock (ranked 62nd) will meet Parkers Prairie (ranked 213th) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Cass Lake-Bena will face off against Nevis at 7:15 p.m. on Friday up 166 places (96 vs. 262).