Even though the King Lions scored an imposing 59 points on Saturday, the Hillsborough Terriers still came out on top. Hillsborough had just enough and edged King out 61-59. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hillsborough also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
King lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jabriel Hakim, who scored 17 points along with six assists and five rebounds. The game was Hakim's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Andreas Jackson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 12 rebounds and three blocks.
Hillsborough's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for King, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Hillsborough and Chamberlain will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for King, they will take on Wesley Chapel at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
