Basketball Game Preview: Hillcrest Christian Saints vs. Sierra Pacific Golden Bears

The Hillcrest Christian Saints and the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Hillcrest Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Sierra Pacific likes a good challenge.

Hillcrest Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Santa Barbara on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hillcrest Christian was beaten by Santa Barbara 98-68. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 778th, while the Dons are ranked 75th).

Meanwhile, Sierra Pacific took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 70-43 win over Bishop Diego.

Sierra Pacific's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Hillcrest Christian, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.