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| 02/20/25 - Home | 72-46 W |
| 02/12/25 - Home | 76-38 W |
| 01/29/25 - Away | 64-62 W |
| 02/22/24 - Home | 75-45 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 70-56 W |
| + 5 more games |
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hillcrest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Shelley Russets as the Hillcrest Knights made off with a 72-46 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Russets are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gage Blakeslee, who posted 14 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Titan Larsen, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points.
Hillcrest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.
Hillcrest is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. Shelley's loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Coming up, Hillcrest will take on Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. One thing working in Hillcrest's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 contests. Shelley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
