Hillcrest lost against J.L. Mann back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hillcrest Rams took a blow against the J.L. Mann Patriots, falling 67-28. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Patriots are ranked 40th).
Leading J.L. Mann to victory were Jade Hailstock and Olivia McKinney. Hailstock went 8 of 15 en route to 19 points and six boards, while McKinney went 7 for 17 on her way to 17 points and seven steals. McKinney has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Imari Richardson, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Hillcrest dropped their record down to 4-17 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for J.L. Mann, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Hillcrest will be playing at home against Easley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hillcrest is facing Easley at the right time seeing as Easley is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. J.L. Mann has already played their next game (against Mauldin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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