The Hillcrest Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Lane Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hillcrest easily dispatched Richmond Hill two weeks ago, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Hillcrest fell just short of Beach Channel by a score of 72-70 on Tuesday. The Hawks have struggled against the Dolphins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lane against Richmond Hill on Tuesday as the team secured an 87-50 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Lane has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Hillcrest lost to Lane on the road by a decisive 70-53 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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