The Hanover-Horton Comets lost against the Napoleon Pirates back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Hanover-Horton fell to Napoleon 55-51. It was the first time this season that Hanover-Horton let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Hanover-Horton still got an impressive performance from Luke Soper, who shot 4-for-5 from deep and dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Soper scored a full 39.2% of Hanover-Horton's points, the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jerry Linabury was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Hanover-Horton's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4. As for Napoleon, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Hanover-Horton will head out on the road to face off against Jonesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jonesville will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Napoleon, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Leslie at 7:00 p.m. Leslie will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 564th, while Napoleon is ranked 217th).
