If Hodgeman County was riding high fresh off their 62-31 takedown of Minneola last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hodgeman County Longhorns took a 60-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spearville Lancers. The Longhorns were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
| 01/17/25 @ Spearville | 13 |
| 01/14/25 vs Minneola | 12 |
| 12/12/24 @ Ness City | 9 |
| 01/03/25 vs Macksville | 8 |
| 12/14/24 vs Wichita County | 7 |
Hodgeman County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyson Younger, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Younger a new career-high in points. Kendall Burns was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 13 points.
Ian Melendez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Spearville, going 8 for 16 on his way to 27 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Melendez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Aydin J Ruiz, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Hodgeman County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Spearville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Hodgeman County will head out to square off against South Gray at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday. Hodgeman County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season. Spearville has already played their next game (against South Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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