After flying high against the White Academy Knights last Monday, the Washburn Pirates came back down to earth. Washburn was dealt a 66-27 loss at the hands of Hancock County on Tuesday. Washburn has struggled against Hancock County recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Washburn's loss came despite strong showings from Zakary Miniard and Billy Jo Wolfenbarger. Miniard scored 11 points along with two steals, while Wolfenbarger scored six points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Miniard has scored all season.
Washburn was without their leading scorer, Matthew Harville, in Tuesday's contest. With Harville sitting this one out, Justin Bailey got some extra time on the court (20 vs. his season average of 8.64).
Washburn has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for Hancock County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-16.
Washburn is on the road again on Friday and plays Hancock County at 8:00 p.m. on February 16th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Tennessee (Washburn is ranked 431st, while Hancock County is ranked 415th). As for Hancock County, they will take on Washburn at 8:00 p.m. Hopefully Washburn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
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