Hillgrove and Osborne are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Hillgrove Hawks will host the Osborne Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillgrove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.8 points per game this season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Hillgrove faced off against Pebblebrook on Tuesday. Hillgrove lost to Pebblebrook on the road by a 72-54 margin.
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Despite the loss, Hillgrove had strong showings from Asa Montgomery, who posted ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals, and Bryson Jatta, who went 8 for 20 en route to 21 points and seven boards. The game was Jatta's third in a row with at least ten points. Greg Dean was another key player, putting up six points.
Even though they lost, Hillgrove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Osborne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Campbell. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Spartans are ranked 61st).
Osborne's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Hillgrove, they dropped their record down to 14-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Hillgrove beat Osborne 60-49 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Hillgrove repeat their success, or does Osborne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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