{"id":102884,"date":"2025-12-28T17:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/102884\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:04:44","slug":"hanks-knights-vs-montwood-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/102884\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanks Knights vs. Montwood Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/tx\/el-paso\/hanks-knights\/basketball\/girls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hanks<\/a> hasn&#8217;t had much luck against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/tx\/el-paso\/montwood-rams\/basketball\/girls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Montwood<\/a> recently, but that could start to change  on Monday. The Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Rams  at 10:30  a.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:2\">Hanks is headed into the  matchup after thoroughly thrashing Horizon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Knights blew the Scorpions out of the water with  a  70-14 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight  games by 20  points or more this season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ID88295222edec4b96869b1a0a196d2f7b\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:24px;\" class=\"infosentience-float-left \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766941484_333_60438c1b-ca51-4e25-9a38-4536c8f82e69.gif\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=\" none=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"IDa6d6403f0685411687a40d157b167a85\" style=\"color:#000000;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:12px;font-family:Siro-Semibold,Siro;font-size:16px !important;font-weight:500;\" class=\"infosentience-standard-text infosentience-float-left \" tabindex=\"-1\"> Avah Diaz<\/p>\n<p>12\/19\/25 @ Horizon4312\/16\/25 vs Bel Air2012\/09\/25 @ Socorro1512\/06\/25 vs Manor New Tech912\/05\/25 vs Permian13<a id=\"IDe760a196f7734defae45669a2f5ebc96\" style=\"color:#212021;font-family:Siro-Semibold,Siro;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/tx\/el-paso\/hanks-knights\/athletes\/avah-diaz\/?careerid=8o9qh23uh8iqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">+ 11 more games<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:3\">Hanks found their leader in sophomore <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/tx\/el-paso\/hanks-knights\/athletes\/avah-diaz\/?careerid=8o9qh23uh8iqa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Avah Diaz<\/a>, who  went 11-for-15 from beyond the arc en route to 43 points. With that strong performance,  Diaz is now averaging an impressive 16.1  points per game. Another player making a difference was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/tx\/el-paso\/hanks-knights\/athletes\/melanee-martinez\/?careerid=pnsrrhc4gd9qa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Melanee Martinez<\/a>, who  posted ten points and seven  steals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:4\"> Hanks  smashed the offensive glass and  finished the game with 14  offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they&#8217;ve now  pulled down at least eight  offensive rebounds in ten consecutive  contests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:5\"> Meanwhile, Montwood earned  a  46-35 victory over Franklin  on Friday. Given the Rams&#8217; advantage  in MaxPreps&#8217; Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Cougars are ranked 304th) , the result wasn&#8217;t entirely unexpected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:6\"> Hanks&#8217; win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Montwood, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"infosentience-paragraph\" style=\"order:7\"> Hanks was taken down by Montwood 58-30 in their previous meeting  back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of  the Rams&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/tx\/el-paso\/montwood-rams\/athletes\/jocelynn-custard\/?careerid=9v4jl14mpbb66\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Jocelynn Custard<\/a>, who  shot 63% from the field on her way to 19  points along with six  boards and three  steals. Now that the Knights know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Article generated by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/infosentience.com\/\">infoSentience<\/a> based on data entered on MaxPreps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hanks hasn&#8217;t had much luck against Montwood recently, but that could start to change on Monday. 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