Hamburg is 0-5 against Antietam since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hamburg Hawks will look to defend their home court against the Antietam Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. Hamburg is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
Even though Hamburg has not done well against Tulpehocken recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Hamburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 victory over Tulpehocken. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Hamburg has posted yet this season.
Meanwhile, Antietam was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 51-47 to Schuylkill Valley.
Despite the defeat, Antietam saw an underclassman step up: AJ Schiefly scored 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Jonas Coste was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
Hamburg's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11. As for Antietam, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.
Hamburg couldn't quite finish off Antietam in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 and fell 50-47. Thankfully for Hamburg, Jovan Hollis (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
