The Hempstead Bobcats suffered their biggest loss since December 7, 2023 on Friday. Their tough 59-36 loss to East Bernard might stick with them for a while. Hempstead has not had much luck with East Bernard recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hempstead lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being JaMarion Mickles, who scored seven points along with three steals. Mickles has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dontae Houston, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
East Bernard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddox Crist led the charge by scoring 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Domel, who scored 15 points.
Hempstead's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for East Bernard, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
Hempstead will take on Harmony School of Discovery at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harmony School of Discovery comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for East Bernard, they will head out on the road to face off against Hitchcock at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hitchcock is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
