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| 01/16/25 - Home | 62-32 W |
| 12/07/23 - Home | 64-49 W |
| 12/07/18 - Neutral | 45-24 W |
Poly is 3-0 against Hillcrest since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Poly Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Hillcrest Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Hillcrest took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Poly, who comes in off a win.
Poly is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Valley View: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Poly blew Valley View out of the water with a 73-39 final score. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Eagles are ranked 970th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 65-43 to Rancho Christian on Thursday.
Poly has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Everything came up roses for Poly against Hillcrest when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 62-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poly since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
