Basketball Preview: Hillsboro Hiltoppers vs. Woodlawn Cardinals
The Hillsboro Hiltoppers will take on the Woodlawn Cardinals in a tournament on Tuesday.
Hillsboro is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Carlyle on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hillsboro came up short against Carlyle, falling 64-44. The Hiltoppers were down 53-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Hillsboro might have lost, but man, Nathan Matoush was a machine: he scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Greenwood, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, Woodlawn was able to grind out a solid victory over Flora on Saturday, taking the game 57-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Woodlawn's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Hillsboro, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hillsboro didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Woodlawn in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-45 victory. Will Hillsboro repeat their success, or does Woodlawn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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