Basketball Recap: Hoopeston Piles Up the Points Against Urbana University

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hoopeston on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Urbana University Illineks out of the water with a 73-39 final score. With the Cornjerkers ahead 39-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

It was another big night for Brayden Walder, who went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those five boards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Huchel, who posted 12 points.

Despite the loss, Urbana University still got an impressive performance from Collins Rosch, who scored 20 points.

Hoopeston pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Urbana University, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.

Hoopeston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-53 win against Oakwood on the 18th. As for Urbana University, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-42 defeat against Cornerstone Christian on the 23rd.