Skyline is 1-9 against Hillcrest since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Skyline Grizzlies will venture away from home to face off against the Hillcrest Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Skyline is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell 65-52 to Shelley.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest). They really took it to Idaho Falls for the full four quarters, racking up an 83-51 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Tigers are ranked 123rd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points per game. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Skyline suffered a grim 72-46 defeat to Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Skyline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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