The Citrus Hill Hawks and the Lakeside Lancers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Citrus Hill has six straight wins, Lakeside has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Citrus Hill will bounce into Thursday's game after beating West Valley, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Citrus Hill came out on top against West Valley by a score of 71-62 on Tuesday.
Citrus Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alaric(AJ) Hayes, who went 14 of 27 en route to 34 points. Another player making a difference was Kannon Steward, who posted ten points along with eight steals and six assists.
Meanwhile, Lakeside played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Corona 68-38. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly 30 points.
Citrus Hill is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Citrus Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeside when the teams last played back in December of 2019, winning 85-74. Will Citrus Hill repeat their success, or does Lakeside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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