Central was the 79-66 winner over Hillcrest when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bulldogs lost 81-60 to the Hornets on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Hornets are ranked 51st).
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Hillcrest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Coming up, Central is taking a road trip to face off against Webb City at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Cardinals have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Hillcrest, they will venture away from home to square off against Republic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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