The Hillcrest Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Tooele Buffaloes at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
Hillcrest is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Cottonwood on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hillcrest was outmatched by Cottonwood and fell 63-27. The Huskies have struggled against the Colts recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tooele, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 58-49 victory over Murray on Tuesday.
Tooele's win came from a few key players Hillcrest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Berkley Mclaws, who went 6 for 11 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Those 19 points gave her a new career-high. Camila Lora was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Tooele is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Hillcrest suffered a grim 54-33 defeat to Tooele when the teams last played back in January. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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