After flying high against Monroe Central last Friday, Eastern Hancock came back down to earth. The Eastern Hancock Royals fell 59-47 to the Shenandoah Raiders on Saturday. The Royals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Eastern Hancock's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caden Powers, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Luke Schilling, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points.
Leading Shenandoah to victory were Cannon Case and Aiden Coffey. Case went 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points and eight boards, while Coffey went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points. Coffey is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 19 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddux Davis, who posted 11 points.
Eastern Hancock's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Shenandoah, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Eastern Hancock wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-53 defeat against Lapel on the 31st. Shenandoah has also already played their next contest (against Union County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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