Basketball Game Preview: Menlo-Atherton Bears vs. Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	41-49 L
02/02/24 - Home	38-26 W
01/16/24 - Away	63-26 W
02/07/23 - Home	45-44 W
02/09/22 - Away	39-62 L
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Menlo-Atherton is 8-2 against Hillsdale since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Menlo-Atherton Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 6:15 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.

Hillsdale will be up against a hot Menlo-Atherton squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Menlo-Atherton claimed a resounding 70-35 victory over Westmoor. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Rams are ranked 588th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsdale). They put the hurt on Mills with a sharp 69-49 win on Wednesday. The score was close at the half, but the FIGHTING KNIGHTS pulled away in the second half with 42 points.

Menlo-Atherton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Hillsdale, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.

Menlo-Atherton came up short against Hillsdale in their previous matchup back in January, falling 49-41. Will Menlo-Atherton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.