Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Hillcrest

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

12/02/25 vs PURE Academy	79-77
11/30/25 @ Tournament Opponent	41-31
11/29/25 vs Tournament Opponent	56-39
11/25/25 @ Bolton	81-71
11/24/25 vs Manassas	86-59

Hillcrest had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the PURE Academy Royals 79-77. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Hillcrest's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for PURE Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Coming up, Hillcrest won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Raleigh-Egypt at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for PURE Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pope John Paul II at 1:30 p.m. on the 13th.