The Hillsboro Eagles and the Rosehill Christian Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Hillsboro is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 23rd on Friday. They were dealt an 87-40 loss at the hands of Kennedale. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Loss or not, Hillsboro got some senior leadership from Conner Creech and Anthony Brown. Creech posted ten points, while Brown earned 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylen Benson, who had five points.
Meanwhile, Rosehill Christian made easy work of Covenant Christian on Friday and carried off a 60-40 victory. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Rosehill Christian's win came from a few key players Hillsboro will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten assists. That's the most points he has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Jensen Mireles, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points.
Rosehill Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Hillsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
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