Basketball Recap: Hillcrest Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

There's no place like home for Hillcrest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 46-30 victory over the Summit Academy Bears on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Huskies as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Addison Back had an outrageously good game as she went 6 of 8 on her way to 14 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Amelia Lepore, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points.

Huskies

Assists

11/19/24 @ Logan	17
01/21/25 vs Summit Academy	14
12/13/24 @ Kearns	13
11/26/24 vs Granger	11
12/07/24 vs Ben Lomond	10

Hillcrest was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Summit Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kita Holmes, who posted five points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lula Allred, who earned two points in addition to 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Hillcrest's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Summit Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.

Hillcrest will take on Stansbury at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest is facing Stansbury at the right time seeing as Stansbury is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Summit Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-27 defeat against Juan Diego Catholic on the 23rd.