Hillcrest is 7-1 against Tooele since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillcrest Huskies will be playing at home against the Tooele Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Hillcrest came up short against Cottonwood and fell 59-51. Hillcrest has struggled against Cottonwood recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tooele's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Murray by a score of 75-73. While losing is never fun, Tooele can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Murray is ranked 35th).
The losing side was boosted by Ethan B rogers, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 43.8% of Tooele's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillon Polson, who scored 19 points.
Even though they lost, Tooele were working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. This was only their 12th loss (out of 16 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Hillcrest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Tooele, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Hillcrest beat Tooele 54-47 when the teams last played back in January. Does Hillcrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tooele turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
