Kennedy suffered their closest defeat since December 12, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hancock Eagles by a score of 48-46. The Crusaders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 54-50.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ja'Veon Sargent-Williams, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Dahl, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Crusaders
| 01/30/25 @ Hancock | 46-48 |
| 01/28/25 vs Richards | 76-67 |
| 01/24/25 vs Orr | 54-51 |
| 01/23/25 @ Catalyst-Maria | 57-41 |
| 01/17/25 vs Julian | 54-77 |
The loss snapped Kennedy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-15 record. As for Hancock, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-18 record this season.
Kennedy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Juarez at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. As for Hancock, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Tilden at 5:00 p.m. on February 11th.
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