After a string of three wins, the Grandfalls-Royalty Cowboys's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 57-49 to Fort Hancock. Grandfalls-Royalty lost against Fort Hancock in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 62-35 score last time.
Fort Hancock's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Juan Hernandez led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Hernandez, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Grandfalls-Royalty's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Fort Hancock, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Grandfalls-Royalty will be home for the holidays to greet Comstock at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Hancock will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Sanderson at 2:30 p.m. on December 16th.
