The Puckett Wolves and the Hamilton Lions will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Puckett was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-61 to Raleigh.
Meanwhile, Hamilton came up short against Caledonia on Thursday and fell 62-51. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Hamilton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chris Willis posted 18 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. That was a full 35.3% of Hamilton's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tez Danner, who had six points and four steals.
Puckett now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
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