Basketball Game Preview: Citrus Hill Hawks vs. Jurupa Hills Spartans

Having just played yesterday, the Citrus Hill Hawks will get right back to it and host the Jurupa Hills Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-28, which was the final score in Citrus Hill's tilt against Liberty on Wednesday. The Hawks have struggled against the Bison recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Jurupa Hills came up short against Redlands on Tuesday, falling 61-39. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 844th, while the Terriers are ranked 358th).

Citrus Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Jurupa Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Citrus Hill couldn't quite finish off Jurupa Hills in their previous matchup back in November of 2017 and fell 40-38. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.