Basketball Recap: Hillcrest's Run of Five Straight Victories Now Over

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 vs Hoover	44-51
02/27/25 vs Daphne	57-41
02/20/25 vs Bob Jones	51-49
02/14/25 vs Florence	72-47
02/07/25 vs Thompson	62-17

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hillcrest can now relate to. They fell 51-44 to the Hoover Buccaneers on Friday. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 33-3. As for Hoover, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 33-4.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hoover beat Hillcrest by a score of 51-44 on Saturday.