Basketball Recap: Hillcrest Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 83-51 victory over the Idaho Falls Tigers. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Tigers are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/09/25 vs Idaho Falls	83-51
12/06/24 vs Thunder Ridge	51-35
02/22/24 vs Shelley	75-45
02/15/24 vs Skyline	72-46
02/07/24 vs Idaho Falls	87-41
+ 6 more games

Hillcrest's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points per game. As for Idaho Falls, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hillcrest will challenge Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Idaho Falls, they will face off against Minico at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.