Molina hasn't had much luck against Hillcrest recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Molina Jaguars take on the Hillcrest Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Molina took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Adamson 42-12.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Jefferson 58-21. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 31 points or more this season.
Hillcrest is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for Molina, their win bumped their record up to 7-16.
Molina took a serious blow against Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hillcrest's Clauriannys Berrios, who went 11 of 18 en route to 28 points and five steals. Now that Molina knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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