The Hillcrest Jaguars will take on the Escambia County Blue Devils in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillcrest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Escambia County likes a good challenge.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hillcrest duked it out withOpp on Saturday. Hillcrest simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Opp 65-28. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Bobcats are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Escambia County entered their contest against Tate on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Escambia County took an 86-67 bruising from Tate.
Hillcrest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Escambia County, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Hillcrest didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Escambia County when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 65-59 win. Does Hillcrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Escambia County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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