It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eastern Hancock can now relate to. They took a 46-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heritage Christian Eagles on Saturday. The Royals were not able to make up for their defeat to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in February of 2022.
McKenzie Koch
| 02/08/25 vs Heritage Christian | 18 |
| 02/07/25 vs Irvington Preparatory Academy | 30 |
| 02/04/25 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 33 |
| 01/30/25 @ Tri | 29 |
| 01/28/25 vs Randolph Southern | 24 |
| + 20 more games |
Despite the loss, Eastern Hancock saw an underclassman step up: sophomore McKenzie Koch posted 18 points and seven boards. The matchup was Koch's 25th in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Sotelo, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 12 points and five steals.
Heritage Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Casey Frost, who went 5 of 9 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That's the most points Frost has posted since back in November of 2024. Joslyn Marshall was another key player, putting up 16 points and eight boards.
Eastern Hancock's defeat dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Heritage Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Eastern Hancock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage Christian, they will challenge Northeastern at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northeastern comes in on nine and Heritage Christian on six.
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