The Longwood Panthers will challenge the Hancock Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Longwood will be strutting in after a win while Hancock will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Longwood turned things around against Kennedy on Tuesday. They blew past the Crusaders 59-38.
Meanwhile, Hancock had to suffer through a 73-27 loss at the hands of Kaneland. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 682nd, while the Knights are ranked 43rd).
Hancock dropped their record down to 2-14 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Longwood, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-10.
Longwood didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hancock when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. Will Longwood repeat their success, or does Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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