Long Beach lost against Hancock back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Long Beach Bearcats had to suffer through a 54-19 loss at the hands of the Hancock Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Hawks are ranked fifth).
Despite the defeat, Long Beach saw an underclassman step up: freshman Paityn Langley dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. That was a full 52.6% of Long Beach's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Long Beach has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Hancock, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season.
Long Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-32 loss against George County on the 10th. As for Hancock, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-32 victory against West Harrison on the 10th.
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