Easley is 0-8 against Hillcrest since January of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Easley Green Wave will head out on the road to square off against the Hillcrest Rams at 7:30 p.m.
Easley is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mauldin. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Mavericks are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Hillcrest didn't have too much breathing room in their game against J.L. Mann on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 72-67 win.
Easley's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Hillcrest, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Easley came up short against Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 63-59. Can Easley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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