The Hillsboro Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rock Bridge Bruins at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hillsboro's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests.
It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Hillsboro ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame and snuck past 71-68. Given Hillsboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Notre Dame is ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rock Bridge pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Central.
Hillsboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Rock Bridge, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 12-5.
Hillsboro was taken down by Rock Bridge 70-41 when the teams last played back in January of 2016. Will Hillsboro have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
