Dave Patrick scored 16 points to help Hammond claim a close, 69-67 victory over Glenelg on Wednesday night in Howard County league action.
The Golden Bears (11-5 overall, 8-5 conference) have won eight straight games and avenged an early season loss to the Gladiators. Duane Echols added 11 points and Shaun Lenear had 10.
Glenelg (11-5, 11-2) fell behind by 15 points after the first quarter and trailed 38-24 at halftime. In the fourth quarter, the Gladiators made an attempt at the comeback, outscored Hammond, 25-13 in the final period.
But the Bears hot start was too much for Glenelg to overcome.
Ryan Griffin led the Gladiators with a game-high 25 points. Troy Spurrier added 17 and Matt Hyer had 12.
| Hammond 69, Glenelg 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Glenelg: Griffin 25, Spurrier 17, Hyer 12, Mullinix 8, Tolbert 3, Marsh 2. Totals 26 11-15 67. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hammond: Patrick 16, Lenear 10, Echols 11, Powell 9, Baboolal 9, Jones 8, Bello 4, Stephenson 2.Totals 23 17-23 69. |
