Hampshire lost against Southern back in January of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hampshire Trojans received a blow as they fell 68-52 to the Southern Rams. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Trojans came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 49th in West Virginia, while the Rams are ranked 143rd in Maryland).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jared Haskiell, who went 6 for 9 en route to 22 points. Haskiell has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brayden Upole, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Hampshire's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Southern, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Hampshire didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-42 victory against Berkeley Springs on the 17th. As for Southern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 77-62 win against Allegany on the 17th.
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