Two dominant guards in Dyland Rangel and Adrian Campbell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Teresa's Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Hills Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Teresa's Catholic heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Community Christian Academy by a score of 57-55.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Rangel, who posted 19 points. Michael Richard was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Meanwhile, Hills Academy entered their tilt with Covington Academy on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 68-56 victory over the Bulldogs. 68 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
St. Teresa's Catholic better focus on containing Campbell and Tynor Parker as the pair were huge in Hills Academy's win. Campbell scored 33 points, while Parker put up 22 points. Campbell has become a key player for Hills Academy: the team is 9-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 2-4 otherwise.
Hills Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points over those games. As for St. Teresa's Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
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