Basketball Recap: Hillhouse Skates Past Newtown with Ease

Academics

Margin (Wins)

02/11/25 vs North Haven	36
01/10/25 @ Xavier	33
03/03/25 vs Newtown	27
02/15/25 @ Career Magnet	24
02/15/25 @ Career-Hillhouse	24

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hillhouse had no problem doing just that on Monday. They claimed a resounding 76-49 win over the Newtown Nighthawks. The Academics have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Hillhouse's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points over those games. As for Newtown, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

Coming up, Hillhouse will welcome Trumbull at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hillhouse will be up against Trumbull's rather soft defense (which has allowed 54.17 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Newtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.