If Hillcrest was feeling good fresh off their 64-42 takedown of Molina last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hillcrest Panthers fell to the White Longhorns 52-46. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 531st, while the Longhorns are ranked 200th).
| 01/14/25 @ White | 21 |
| 01/13/25 @ Molina | 21 |
| 01/07/25 vs Jefferson | 17 |
Despite the loss, Hillcrest still got an impressive performance from Saivon Johnson, who posted 21 points and six rebounds. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last three games he's played. Jacoby Ogbonna was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven boards.
Ardon West had an outrageously good game for White as he went 7 for 16 en route to 21 points and three steals. Those 21 points gave West a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ambrose Carter, who earned five points and eight rebounds.
Hillcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for White, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
Hillcrest has already played their next match, a 103-39 win against Adamson on the 17th. As for White, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-61 loss against South Oak Cliff on the 17th.
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