The Hagerman Pirates entered their tilt with the Horseshoe Bend Mustangs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Hagerman managed a 54-48 win over Horseshoe Bend on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hagerman also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2019.
Leading Hagerman to victory were Alex Johnson and Ky Kendall. Johnson dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds, while Kendall scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. Kendall has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. Martin Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with 14 rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Horseshoe Bend still got an impressive performance from Porter Larson, who scored 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nic Cooper, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds.
Hagerman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Horseshoe Bend, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Hagerman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Horseshoe Bend, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Salmon River at 6:00 p.m. Horseshoe Bend is facing Salmon River at the right time seeing as Salmon River is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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