Hilltop and Stryker are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Hilltop Cadets will challenge the Stryker Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hilltop is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Montpelier just ended the team's 16-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 27-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Locomotives. The game marked the Cadets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Stryker played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Wauseon, falling 55-35. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Stryker's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Hilltop, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-1.
Hilltop skirted past Stryker 28-25 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hilltop since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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