The Hillcrest Huskies and the East Leopards will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Hillcrest came up short against Park City and fell 42-33. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Miners: they've now lost five in a row.
| 12/20/24 @ Park City | 4 |
| 12/10/24 vs Murray | 3 |
| 11/19/24 @ Logan | 3 |
| 11/22/24 vs Hunter | 2 |
| 12/13/24 @ Kearns | 1 |
Despite the defeat, Hillcrest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Josie Haddock posted 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Haddock a new career-high in rebounds (four).
Meanwhile, East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 63-32 loss at the hands of Corner Canyon. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Chargers are ranked 15th).
Hillcrest will need focus on slowing down Aundrea Dennett, one of several East players who made an impact when they last played. She earned 13 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jaylah Dulin, who put up 11 points.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hillcrest, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Hillcrest has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.9 boards per game. However, it's not like East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Hillcrest didn't have too much breathing room in their match against East in their previous meeting back in January of 2021, but they still walked away with a 40-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillcrest since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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