Rockland waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Hagerman Pirates by a score of 54-44. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
When it comes to explaining why Hagerman lost, don't look at Ky Kendall. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Hagerman is 6-1 when Kendall posts eight or more rebounds, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Mavencamp, who posted seven points and seven boards.

Bulldogs
02/06/25 vs Hagerman | 54-44 |
01/29/25 vs Richfield | 80-14 |
01/23/25 vs Sho-Ban | 63-20 |
01/17/25 vs Dietrich | 63-43 |
01/16/25 vs American Heritage | 60-5 |
+ 15 more games |
Rockland's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points over those games. As for Hagerman, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Rockland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hagerman, they will venture away from home to take on Hansen at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hagerman is facing Hansen at the right time seeing as Hansen is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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