Hillcrest Christian finds playoff glory versus Irvine

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 10:56am

Recap: Hillcrest Christian Saints vs. Irvine Vaqueros

The Hillcrest Christian Saints extended their postseason success on Friday against the Irvine Vaqueros. They came out on top against the Vaqueros by a score of 50-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hillcrest Christian.

Irvine lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cooper Stearns, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Stearns has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taewon Kim, who scored 11 points along with two blocks.

Hillcrest Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Irvine, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-14.

Hillcrest Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-49 victory vs. Mary Star of the Sea on the 13th. Irvine does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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