Hamilton Southeastern kicked off their season on the road on Saturday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pike Red Devils. The Royals' loss continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row dating back to last season.
Several Royals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Weemer, who went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Jacobs, who had nine points plus six rebounds.
Pike found their leader in sophomore Jahari Miller, who went 7 for 14 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Damon Howard was another key player, earning 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Pike's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Hamilton Southeastern will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Avon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pike, they will head out to face off against Jeffersonville at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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