Hillcrest was the 48-44 winner over Shelley when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Hillcrest Knights fell to the Shelley Russets 58-52. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hillcrest lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was McKenzie Gatluak, who posted ten points and eight rebounds. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Pickett, who put up ten points and seven boards.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Shelley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Hillcrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-44 defeat against Skyline on the 15th.
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