The Hillsboro Hawks will face off against the Festus Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Hillsboro took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-27 victory over Fox. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Warriors are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 vs Fox | 30 |
| 01/21/25 vs Farmington | 16 |
| 01/24/25 vs DeSoto | 12 |
| 01/17/25 @ Festus | 11 |
| 01/28/25 vs Central | 4 |
Hillsboro had a senior duo take command as Gunner Sutton went 10 for 15 en route to 30 points and Gregory Robinson went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sutton has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cooper Mcgrath, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Festus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to St. Francis Borgia at home by a 73-56 margin.
Festus' defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Hillsboro, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Hillsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Festus in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 40-37. Does Hillsboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Festus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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