Basketball Game Preview: Hill City Ringnecks vs. Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs

Hill City is 0-10 against Thomas More Prep-Marian since December of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Hill City Ringnecks will head out to face off against the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. Hill City has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Hill City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 41-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plainville on Tuesday.

Despite the defeat, Hill City had strong showings from Rylie Minium, who posted 23 points and eight rebounds, and Sada Nelson, who scored six points. That was a full 69.7% of Hill City's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thomas More Prep-Marian, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Ellis 66-33. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Monarchs had established a 28 point advantage.

Hill City's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Thomas More Prep-Marian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.

Hill City took a serious blow against Thomas More Prep-Marian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 54-21. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hill City was down 33-13.