Regents and Hillcrest Christian squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Regents had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Hillcrest Christian Cougars by a score of 33-31. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Cougars are ranked 115th).
Hillcrest Christian had a senior duo take command as Jaivyn Carter dropped a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds and Jordan Johnson posted 11 points along with seven boards and four blocks. Carter is becoming a predictor of Hillcrest Christian's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 14-4 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
This is the second loss in a row for Regents and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Hillcrest Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Regents does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillcrest Christian, they will challenge Tunica Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Tunica Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Hillcrest Christian will come in with eight straight wins.
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