The Southside Christian Warriors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Hilltop Christian 73-40. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southside Christian in their matchups with Hilltop Christian: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Southside Christian still got an impressive performance from Luke Boush, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 45% of Southside Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ethan Evans was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Caleb Manriquez was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 42 points and 1 assist for Hilltop Christian. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Manriquez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Philip Joyner, who scored 14 points.
Southside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Hilltop Christian, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Southside Christian will head out on the road to face off against Liberty Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hilltop Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Wilson Christian Academy at 7:45 p.m. on January 23rd. Wilson Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 617th, while Hilltop Christian is ranked 148th).
