The South Oak Cliff Bears had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against Hillcrest by a score of 51-44. That's another feather in the cap for South Oak Cliff, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Hillcrest lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jed-ethan Nansha. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Nansha hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for three straight games. Kurt Thomas was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals and two blocks.
South Oak Cliff pushed their record up to 15-10 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15.
South Oak Cliff will head out on the road to challenge Molina at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully South Oak Cliff is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Texas (they are ranked 273rd, while Molina is ranked 1165th). As for Hillcrest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sunset at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hillcrest is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Texas (they are ranked 484th, while Sunset is ranked 1214th).
