Hillsborough is 0-7 against Wharton since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hillsborough Terriers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wharton Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. Hillsborough will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 365th, while Wharton is ranked 160th).
Hillsborough unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 55-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plant City. Hillsborough has not had much luck with Plant City recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Wharton scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They really took it to Robinson for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-35 win on the road. That 35 points margin sets a new team best for Wharton this season.
Hillsborough's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-10. As for Wharton, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Hillsborough came up short against Wharton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 49-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wharton's Aj Jones, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Now that Hillsborough knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.