Hammond won against Mt. Hebron last Thursday with 81 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Hammond Golden Bears beat the Mt. Hebron Vikings by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 81-77. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Golden Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Vikings are ranked 37th).
Hammond is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. Mt. Hebron's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4.
Hammond does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Hebron, they will welcome Long Reach at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Hebron knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 games -- so hopefully Long Reach likes a good challenge.
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