The Hagerstown Tigers lost against the Eastern Hancock Royals back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Hagerstown took a 61-46 bruising from Eastern Hancock. Hagerstown has not had much luck with Eastern Hancock recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Landon Lawson and Kaagen Kendall certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lawson scored 14 points along with four blocks, while Kendall scored 13 points along with five rebounds. Lawson has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last five times he's played. Grant Semler was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Eastern Hancock's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Morris, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Charlie Halcomb, who scored 15 points.
Hagerstown's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Eastern Hancock, they pushed their record up to 12-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Hagerstown will take on Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hagerstown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday. As for Eastern Hancock, they will face off against Indianapolis Scecina Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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