The Hill City Hornets will be playing at home against the Sebeka Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Hill City and three for Sebeka.
Hill City pushed their score all the way to 66 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Littlefork-Big Falls. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (65), Hill City still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Sebeka pushed their score all the way to 75 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 86-75 to Browerville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), Sebeka still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Max Lake, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 1 assist. Christian Berg was another key contributor, scoring 25 points along with seven assists.
Sebeka struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Hill City's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Sebeka, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Hill City might still be hurting after the 82-56 defeat they got from Sebeka in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hill City was down 82-56.
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