The Hillcrest Hawks will square off against the Butler Lynx at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hillcrest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 59-17 victory over Agricultural Science. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-4.
Meanwhile, Butler came tearing into Monday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 93-4 win over the Patriots. The Lynx have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Hillcrest better keep an eye on Xyanna Walton. She was instrumental in Butler's win, dropping a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Walton's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cyra Conwell, who posted 18 points in addition to seven steals and five assists.
Butler smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Butler pushed their record up to 22-10 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points over those games. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
Hillcrest took a serious blow against Butler in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 64-30. Will Hillcrest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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