Hobbton lost against Southeastern HomeSchool back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hobbton Wildcats were beaten by the Southeastern HomeSchool Cardinals 73-35. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Cardinals are ranked 85th).
Despite the loss, Hobbton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Richard Simpson posted eight points.
Southeastern HomeSchool had a senior duo take command as Canon Lang went 8 of 15 on his way to 19 points along with seven boards and six steals and Blake Batts went 10 of 18 en route to 26 points in addition to six boards and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lang has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Artemenko, who had nine points and six rebounds.
Hobbton is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Hobbton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 56-44 defeat against Pender on the 28th. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-54 loss against Wallace-Rose Hill on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
