The Campbell Spartans will challenge the Hillgrove Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Campbell will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Campbell narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marietta 54-52. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly two points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillgrove). They breezed by Osborne to the tune of 88-58 on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Campbell better focus on containing Asa Montgomery and Bryson Jatta as the pair were huge in Hillgrove's win. Montgomery dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 boards, while Jatta went 12 of 18 on his way to 29 points and five steals. Jatta's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Johnson, who posted ten points.
Hillgrove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Hillgrove's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Campbell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Campbell came up short against Hillgrove when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 80-70. Will Campbell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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