Beacon Hill and Hillcrest Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Beacon Hill Gryphon will host the Hillcrest Christian Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Beacon Hill came up short against San Fernando Valley Academy and fell 61-49. The Gryphon have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest Christian won against Glendale Adventist on Tuesday with 88 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Hillcrest Christian breezed by San Fernando Valley Academy to the tune of 88-26. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
The victory was the third in a row for Hillcrest Christian, bringing their record for this year to 9-11. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 54 points. As for Beacon Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Beacon Hill took a serious blow against Hillcrest Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 78-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hillcrest Christian's Carter Reid, who went 8 of 12 en route to 21 points along with five boards and three steals. Now that Beacon Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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