Newbury Park Adventist is 2-8 against Hillcrest Christian since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Newbury Park Adventist Gators will host the Hillcrest Christian Saints at 3:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Newbury Park Adventist's way against Beacon Hill as Newbury Park Adventist made off with a 62-42 win. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hawks, sneaking past 64-61. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Saints' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Hawks are ranked 207th).
Hillcrest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Newbury Park Adventist, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Newbury Park Adventist took a serious blow against Hillcrest Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 74-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hillcrest Christian's Tyler Pickett, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Now that Newbury Park Adventist 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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