The Murray Spartans waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They snuck past Hillcrest with a 59-53 win. That's another feather in the cap for Murray, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murray to victory, but perhaps none more so than Treyce Wilson, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Christman, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Hillcrest's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Miller, who scored 13 points along with three blocks. Another player making a difference was Damani Wilkerson, who scored 13 points.
Murray is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Hillcrest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.
Murray will head out on the road to face off against Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jordan is on a three-game streak of home wins, Murray a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Hillcrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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