The Hamilton Aggies will challenge the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamilton has six straight victories, Russellville has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Hamilton beats Russellville with 73 points on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Aggies enjoyed a cozy 73-56 win over Marion County on Friday. While the Aggies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-39, which was the final score in Russellville's tilt against Jasper on Friday.
Russellville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Hamilton lost to Russellville at home by a decisive 94-77 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Thankfully for the Aggies, EJ King (who posted 40 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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