The Hanover-Horton Comets will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Western Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hanover-Horton has four straight victories, Western has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Hanover-Horton didn't have too much trouble with Concord as they won 47-30.
Meanwhile, Western was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 51-46 to Harper Creek. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Beavers are ranked 85th).
Hanover-Horton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Hanover-Horton was taken down by Western 63-32 in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Can Hanover-Horton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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