The Sunny Hills Lancers will square off against the Tustin Tillers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sunny Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Godinez Fundamental with a sharp 64-41 win on Wednesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Lancers who have now won four matchups in a row.
Sunny Hills found their leader in sophomore Kamron Tonga, who went 6 for 9 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds and three blocks. Tonga is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Ze Brien Watkins was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tustin didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pacifica on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. Given the Tillers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Mariners are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Tustin and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Sunny Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Sunny Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Tustin in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, sneaking past 64-61. Will Sunny Hills repeat their success, or does Tustin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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