“The first half was an offensive battle and that doesn't play to our advantage,” stated B-E Head Coach Trent Hintermeister. “Give Hancock credit, they shot the ball extremely well. We were missing one of our best defenders tonight due to illness and it really showed. We got gassed late in the second half and Hancock took advantage of that.” 

Tanner Bitzan led the Chargers with a double-double (23 points, 10 rebounds), making 9-of-13 shots from the floor. He also had 3 steals and 3 assists. Keagan Schiele dished out a team high 8 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds. Marshall Riedel contributed 11 points and 3 boards and Tyler Bitzan had 8 points. Eli Anderson finished with 7 points and 2 steals.

The Chargers (8-9) will host Battle Lake on Friday night in Evansville.