Recap: Hillsborough Terriers vs. King Lions
Even though the King Lions scored an imposing 59 points on Saturday, the Hillsborough Terriers still came out on top. Hillsborough had just enough and edged King out 61-59. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hillsborough also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
King lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jabriel Hakim, who scored 17 points along with six assists and five rebounds. The game was Hakim's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Andreas Jackson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 12 rebounds and three blocks.
Hillsborough's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for King, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Hillsborough and Chamberlain will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for King, they will take on Wesley Chapel at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
