Basketball Preview: Vistamar Vikings vs. Rolling Hills Prep Huskies
Vistamar is 0-10 against Rolling Hills Prep since January of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. The Vistamar Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rolling Hills Prep is hoping to do what Diego Rivera couldn't last Friday: put an end to Vistamar's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at four games. Vistamar blew past Diego Rivera 74-36. The Vikings pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies had little chance of recovering from.
Isaiah Hill and Landon McMorris were among the main playmakers for Vistamar as the former dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds and the latter went 11 for 23 en route to 27 points plus eight steals and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of Vistamar's points. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Eckstein, who had five points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Vistamar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Rolling Hills Prep against Canyon on Saturday as the team secured a 93-56 victory. The Huskies' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Rolling Hills Prep's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Vistamar, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Vistamar was taken down by Rolling Hills Prep 76-31 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Vistamar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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