Basketball Game Preview: Hillcrest Hawks vs. Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves

The Hillcrest Hawks will take on the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hillcrest is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Richards: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hillcrest blew Richards out of the water with a 57-28 final score. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly 29 points.

Meanwhile, Thornton Fractional South waltzed into their game on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They snuck past the Mustangs with a 51-47 win.

Thornton Fractional South pushed their record up to 20-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Hillcrest, the win got them back to even at 12-12.

Hillcrest was taken down by Thornton Fractional South 63-36 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Hillcrest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.