Hill-Murray hasn't had much luck against Hastings recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hill-Murray Pioneers will look to defend their home court against the Hastings Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Hill-Murray turned things around against Simley last Friday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 55-43.
Meanwhile, Hastings beat Jefferson 80-73 on Saturday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Jaguars are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Hill-Murray back to even at 4-4. As for Hastings, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Hill-Murray came up short against Hastings when the teams last played back in February, falling 51-45. Can Hill-Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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