The Hillcrest Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Verde took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hillcrest, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Hillcrest earned a 55-47 win over Valley View. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Eagles are ranked 992nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rancho Verde was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 54-53 to San Diego.
Hillcrest's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 19-6. As for Rancho Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.
Hillcrest might still be hurting after the 62-38 loss they got from Rancho Verde in their previous matchup on January 9th. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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