Kyle Hammonds continued his outstanding play as the Monarchs went 2-0 for the week with a pair of Freedom Conference victories. King's handed pre-season Freedom favorite DeSales its first league loss of the season with a 77-72 triumph on Wednesday. Hammonds scored a team-high 21 points with seven rebounds as the Monarchs snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Bulldogs and won at DeSales' Billera Hall for the first time since March 1, 2008. In a 74-61 win over Eastern, Hammonds followed up with 30 points, four rebounds, and two steals as King's evened its Freedom Conference record at 2-2. For the week he averaged 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals while shooting 54.1 (20-37) percent from the field and 50 (7-14) percent from three-point range.