Long Beach extended their losing streak to 20 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-22. They were beaten by the Hancock Hawks 64-26. Unfortunately, that’s the second time they’ve come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 38-4 on January 9th.
As for Hancock, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points over those games.
Hancock was led to victory by Lexi Ladner and Jaleigh Garriga. Ladner shot 63% from the field to rack up 17 points, while Garriga almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Paityn Langley was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.
We’ve got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Long Beach is set to square off against their familiar foe Pearl River Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hancock will take on rival Gautier at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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