Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will be home for the holidays to greet the Fishers Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 17 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact Hamilton Southeastern proved last Saturday. They came out on top against Marion by a score of 71-64. With that win, Hamilton Southeastern brought their scoring average up to 54.2 points per game.
Among those leading the charge was Nate Orr, who scored 26 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Donovan Hamilton was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Fishers put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 77-55 margin over Kokomo. Considering Fishers has won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Zachary and Keenan Garner were among the main playmakers for Fishers as the former scored 13 points along with 6 assists and 3 steals and the latter scored 19 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. The match was Garner's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Baker, who scored 8 points.
The victory got Hamilton Southeastern back to even at 2-2. As for Fishers, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hamilton Southeastern hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 54.2 points per game. However, it's not like Fishers struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 71.3 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
Hamilton Southeastern lost to Fishers at home by a decisive 68-49 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Will Hamilton Southeastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
