Basketball Recap: North Hills Prep Takes a Loss

North Hills Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the Ranchview Wolves, falling 88-36. While losing is never fun, North Hills Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1316th, while Ranchview is ranked 500th).

Ranchview's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Fredericks, who went 8 for 12 en route to 23 points and four steals. That's the most steals Fredericks has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kishone Zachariah, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 22 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.

North Hills Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Ranchview, they pushed their record up to 19-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.

While North Hills Prep had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.