After a string of three wins, the Eastern Hancock Royals's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blue River Valley. Eastern Hancock was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Blue River Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Eastern Hancock lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kayden Ruble. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Ruble has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Schilling, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Eastern Hancock's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Blue River Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Eastern Hancock will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Union at 6:30 p.m. on February 16th. Union will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 458th, while Eastern Hancock is ranked 222nd). As for Blue River Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wes-Del at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Blue River Valley's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Wes-Del has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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