Southside Christian hasn't had much luck against Hilltop Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Southside Christian Warriors will be playing at home against the Hilltop Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Southside Christian will be strutting in after a win while Hilltop Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Southside Christian will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 44-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Raleigh Christian Academy out 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since January 30, 2024.
Meanwhile, Hilltop Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 75-66 to Liberty Christian.
Southside Christian will have to contain Caleb Manriquez as he made an impact in Hilltop Christian's last game. He dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. The contest was Manriquez's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Snow, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 16 points and six assists.
Even though they lost, Hilltop Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Hilltop Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4. As for Southside Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Southside Christian was taken down by Hilltop Christian 66-21 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manriquez, who went 10 of 14 en route to 26 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Now that Southside Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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