Hampton has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 48-24 to the Beaver Bobcats on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Talbots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Bobcats are ranked 92nd).
Hampton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4. As for Beaver, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Hampton will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Ambridge at 6:00 p.m. Hampton is facing Ambridge at the right time seeing as Ambridge is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Beaver, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Beaver Bobcats duke it out with the Blackhawk Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Blackhawk has won seven straight at home, while Beaver won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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