Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Hillsboro's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Life Waxahachie	23
12/06/24 vs Vanguard College Prep	23
12/10/24 vs Alvarado	15
12/07/24 vs Jacksboro	-12
12/07/24 vs Grandview	-32

Hillsboro won the last time they faced Life Waxahachie and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Hillsboro Eagles' way against the Life Waxahachie Mustangs as the Hillsboro Eagles made off with a 48-25 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Hillsboro's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aaliyah Cephus, who posted four points in addition to nine boards and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Cephus a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Callie Tucker, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards.

Hillsboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.

Hillsboro has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Life Waxahachie, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hillsboro will head out to take on Venus at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Life Waxahachie, they will venture away from home to challenge Alvarado at 6:15 p.m. on December 20th.