Basketball Game Preview: Hillcrest Knights vs. Skyline Grizzlies
By Team Reports
Jan 21, 2025, 10:41pm
Basketball Preview: Hillcrest Knights vs. Skyline Grizzlies

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01/11/25 - Home | 69-49 W |
02/15/24 - Home | 72-46 W |
01/31/24 - Home | 85-61 W |
01/04/24 - Away | 68-29 W |
02/16/23 - Home | 60-51 W |
+ 5 more games |
Hillcrest has gone 10-0 against Skyline recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hillcrest Knights will square off against the Skyline Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hillcrest has four straight wins, Skyline has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Hillcrest strolled past Century with points to spare, taking the game 65-46. The Knights pushed the score to 55-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Diamondbacks cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Skyline was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 56-50 to Blackfoot.
Hillcrest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Hillcrest took their victory against Skyline in their previous meeting last Saturday by a conclusive 69-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillcrest since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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