If Hamilton was feeling good fresh off their 82-39 takedown of Stevensville last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hamilton Broncs took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beaverhead County Beavers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Broncs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Beavers are ranked 15th).
Canaan Magness
| 01/23/25 vs Beaverhead County | 18 |
| 01/17/25 @ Stevensville | 18 |
| 01/16/25 vs Corvallis | 22 |
Hamilton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Canaan Magness, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Magness' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jette, who posted ten points.
Beaverhead County had a senior duo take command as Carter Curnow went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points and Kyler Engellant dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Engellant is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Hartman, who scored six points and five assists.
Hamilton's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6. As for Beaverhead County, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Hamilton has already played their next contest (against Butte Central Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Beaverhead County has already played their next match, a 57-25 victory against Corvallis on the 25th.
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