City University School of Liberal Arts and Hillcrest are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. City University School of Liberal Arts are taking a road trip to challenge the Hillcrest Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, City University School of Liberal Arts ended up a good deal behind Brinkley and lost 88-70. While losing is never fun, City University School of Liberal Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 270th in Tennessee, while Brinkley is ranked 94th in Arkansas).
Meanwhile, Hillcrest came tearing into Friday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 74-53 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Hillcrest's win came from a few key players City University School of Liberal Arts will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ja?Coby Lewis, who posted 30 points. Alex Morgan was another key player, putting up 18 points.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for City University School of Liberal Arts, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
City University School of Liberal Arts came up short against Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 62-52. Thankfully for City University School of Liberal Arts, Jordan Allen (who went 12 of 26 en route to 32 points along with five rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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