The Hillcrest Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Arlington Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillcrest is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Hillcrest was beaten by Poly 62-32. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Bears are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Arlington beat Palm Springs 48-43 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Arlington's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11. As for Hillcrest, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6.
Hillcrest came up short against Arlington in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 54-42. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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