It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Hillsboro Eagles challenge the Meyer Ravens at 9:00 a.m. on Friday... Hillsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
Hillsboro is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Kennedale just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
| 12/20/24 @ Kennedale | 11 |
| 11/12/24 @ Blooming Grove | 7 |
| 11/19/24 @ Palmer | 7 |
| 11/02/24 @ Mexia | 7 |
| 11/25/24 vs Holland | 6 |
Hillsboro's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aubriana Jordan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards, and Cloe Creech, who posted 12 points and four steals. Those 11 points gave Jordan a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Hillsboro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Meyer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Itasca and fell 48-17.
Hillsboro will have to keep a close watch on Skylar Hicks and Avi Harris, a pair of players who had a big impact on Meyer's prior game. Hicks earned 11 points, while Harris put up a point. That was a full 64.7% of Meyer's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Meyer now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Hillsboro, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-5.
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