Hillcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost to the Memorial Warriors on the road by a 73-55 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 751st, while the Warriors are ranked 53rd).
Creed Vance and Saivon Johnson certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Vance went 7 for 16 en route to 18 points plus three steals, while Johnson went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dj Corbin, who scored six points plus six rebounds.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Memorial, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Hillcrest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-51 defeat against Lovejoy on the 6th. Memorial has also already played their next match, a 66-58 loss against Dallas Jesuit on the 6th.
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