Basketball Game Preview: LeFlore Rattlers vs. Hillcrest Jaguars

The LeFlore Rattlers and the Hillcrest Jaguars will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-23, which was the final score in LeFlore's tilt against St. Paul's Episcopal on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Rattlers in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Hillcrest came up short against Jackson on Monday and fell 43-33.

LeFlore's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

LeFlore and Hillcrest were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2020, but LeFlore came up empty-handed after a 27-26 defeat. Can LeFlore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.