The Molina Jaguars lost against the Hillcrest Panthers back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Molina took a 49-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hillcrest. Molina has struggled against Hillcrest recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Molina saw an underclassman step up: T'erricka Gassaway scored 23 points. That was a full 59% of Molina's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Yadira Rivas was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Molina's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9. As for Hillcrest, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Kimball the next time they take the court. Hillcrest will host Kimball at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Molina will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
