After both having extra time off, the West Hancock Eagles and the Newman Catholic Knights will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. West Hancock is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
West Hancock saw some tournament action last Saturday. They fell 70-57 to Manual. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 302nd in Iowa, while the Rams are ranked 102nd in Illinois).
Meanwhile, Newman Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 64-59 to Northwood-Kensett. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newman Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for West Hancock, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
West Hancock came up short against Newman Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 53-43. Can West Hancock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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