The Sage Hill Lightning will head out on the road to challenge the Laguna Hills Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sage Hill has three straight wins, Laguna Hills has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sage Hill scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They came out on top against University by a score of 88-81. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Laguna Hills ended up a good deal behind Irvine on Friday and lost 48-34. While losing is never fun, Laguna Hills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 983rd, while Irvine is ranked 393rd).
The win got Sage Hill back to even at 12-12. As for Laguna Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-20.
Sage Hill beat Laguna Hills 62-50 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Does Sage Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laguna Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.