McCool Junction won the last time they faced Hampton and things went their way on Saturday too. The McCool Junction Mustangs simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hampton Hawks 83-47. The Mustangs pushed the score to 73-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks cut but never quite recovered from.
| 12/07/24 @ Hampton | 24 |
| 12/05/24 vs Cross County | 16 |
| 02/24/24 vs Riverside | 18 |
| 02/22/24 vs Elmwood-Murdock | 15 |
| 02/20/24 vs Lourdes Central Catholic | 19 |
Leading McCool Junction to victory were Mapieu Kouchinin and Colby Yates. Kouchinin dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards, while Yates went 9 of 12 on his way to 22 points. The game was Kouchinin's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Plock, who posted ten points and eight steals.
McCool Junction was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hampton only racked up 12 assists.
Despite the loss, Hampton had strong showings from Wyatt Dose, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds, and Kyler Luebbe, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points and three blocks. That's the most points Dose has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Hansen, who had seven points.
McCool Junction pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
McCool Junction wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 54-48 win against High Plains on the 12th. As for Hampton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-30 victory against Heartland Lutheran on the 12th.
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