The Hillcrest Trojans will challenge the Perris Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hillcrest managed to keep up with Citrus Hill until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Trojans came up short against the Hawks, falling 4-0. The shutout was out of character for Hillcrest seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2025.
Meanwhile, Perris has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 12. They fell just short of JW North by a score of 2-1 on Friday.
Perris' loss dropped their record down to 6-12-1. As for Hillcrest, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1-3 and their overall record down to 10-3-3.
Hillcrest got the 'W' in their previous meeting on January 9th against Perris by a conclusive 5-0 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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