On Saturday, the Denton Broncos made easy work of the Hillcrest Panthers and carried off a 72-49 victory. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 23 points or more this season.
Ethan Sheats continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points. Ethan Ashu was another key player, scoring 13 points.
Despite the loss, Hillcrest still got an impressive performance from Saivon Johnson, who went 8 for 17 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Creed Vance, who posted 12 points.
Denton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Hillcrest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Denton has already played their next match, a 74-40 loss against Heritage on the 25th. As for Hillcrest, they will take on Eastern Hills at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season.
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