The Hanover-Horton Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Concord Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hanover-Horton sitting on four straight wins and Concord on six.
Hanover-Horton put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They breezed by Addison at home to the tune of 75-42. Given Hanover-Horton's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Addison is ranked 607th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hanover-Horton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Luke Soper, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Logan Blackledge, who scored 22 points along with seven assists and three steals. Blackledge hasn't dropped below 19 points for six straight games. John Wallbaum was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Sturgis scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, Concord still came out on top. Concord managed a 62-56 victory over Sturgis.
Hanover-Horton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Concord, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Hanover-Horton didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Concord in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, but they still walked away with a 73-69 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Concord's Anthony Evans, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Hanover-Horton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
