Southern unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the East Hardy Cougars by a score of 72-69 on Monday. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2016.
Simon Combs went supernova For East Hardy., dropping a double-double with 24 points and 19 boards. Another player making a difference was Evan Hamilton, who posted 13 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Looking ahead, Southern will welcome Hampshire at 7:30 p.m. on the 9th. As for East Hardy, they will head out to face off against Pendleton County at 6:00 p.m. on the 10th.
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