Having just played yesterday, the St. Francis Golden Knights will jump right back in to play the Hillcrest Christian Saints at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-48, which was the final score in St. Francis' tilt against Sierra Canyon on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Trailblazers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest Christian). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 100-42 win over Beacon Hill. The victory was familiar territory for the Saints who have now won six matchups in a row.
Hillcrest Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for St. Francis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season.
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