Hillcrest Christian was the 57-24 winner over Hazlehurst when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hillcrest Christian Cougars were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 68-67 to the Hazlehurst Indians. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (65), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Hillcrest Christian still got an impressive performance from Jordan Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Johnson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Barnes, who went 8 for 20 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hillcrest Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Hillcrest Christian's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Hazlehurst, they moved to 1-2 with that win, which also ended their 22-game losing streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hillcrest Christian will take on Puckett at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hillcrest Christian is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Hazlehurst, they will square off against McComb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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