Hug's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 54-42 win over the Incline Highlanders. That's more bragging rights for the Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elijah Herbert was a one-man wrecking crew as he shot 67% from the field en route to 30 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Marcel Bryant, who posted ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Incline lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Halen Hanson, who earned 11 points in addition to six boards and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas MacDonald, who scored 14 points and five rebounds.

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| 12/04/25 - Away | 54-42 W |
| 12/05/24 - Home | 52-48 W |
| 02/06/24 - Home | 60-48 W |
| 12/07/22 - Away | 24-76 L |
| 12/03/16 - Neutral | 75-54 W |
| 12/01/16 - Neutral | 52-64 L |
The victory got Hug back to even at 1-1. As for Incline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Hug didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-27 defeat against South Tahoe on the 5th. As for Incline, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 54-47 win against Futures on the 5th.
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