Hancock lost against Berkeley Springs back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hancock Panthers lost 63-39 to the Berkeley Springs Indians. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 274th in Maryland, while the Indians are ranked 97th in West Virginia).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Hill, who posted nine points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Welch, who put up seven points.
Even though they lost, Hancock smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.2 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 14.2.
Hancock's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-10. As for Berkeley Springs, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 10-10.
Hancock wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 74-52 loss against Paw Paw on the 22nd. As for Berkeley Springs, they will take on Keyser at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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