The Hillcrest Vikings will head out to square off against the Bolton Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
On Wednesday, Hillcrest didn't have too much trouble with Raleigh-Egypt as they won 83-67.
Meanwhile, Bolton came up short against Power Center Academy on Tuesday and fell 81-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (71), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Hillcrest will need to focus on slowing down Rahsad MacLin, one of several Bolton players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 26 points and 11 boards. That was a full 35.6% of Bolton's points, marking the third time in a row MacLin has posted more than a third of the team's points. Anthony Suggs was another key player, going 6-for-12 en route to 20 points and six rebounds.
Bolton dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Hillcrest, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Hillcrest beat Bolton 81-71 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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