Basketball Game Preview: Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS vs. San Mateo Bearcats
By Team Reports
Dec 29, 2024, 10:28pm
Basketball Preview: Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS vs. San Mateo Bearcats

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01/06/24 - Home | 37-57 L |
01/27/23 - Home | 55-28 W |
01/18/23 - Away | 59-34 W |
02/04/22 - Away | 34-37 L |
01/14/22 - Home | 53-38 W |
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Hillsdale has gone 8-2 against San Mateo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the San Mateo Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. Hillsdale knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully San Mateo likes a good challenge.
Hillsdale saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of Bear River by a score of 59-57.
Meanwhile, San Mateo played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Menlo-Atherton an easy 69-49 victory. The loss continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost eight in a row.
San Mateo suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 5-4. As for Hillsdale, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Hillsdale might still be hurting after the 57-37 defeat they got from San Mateo when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Mateo's Zidane Auzarang, who posted 21 points along with eight assists and five boards. Now that Hillsdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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