The Hilltop Cadets will face off against the Edon Bombers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hilltop has five straight wins, Edon has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Hilltop will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt Hicksville on Monday. Hilltop put the hurt on Hicksville with a sharp 58-38 victory. That looming 58-38 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cadets yet this season.
Meanwhile, Edon came up short against Holgate on Saturday and fell 40-27.
Hilltop's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Edon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Hilltop didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Edon in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Will Hilltop repeat their success, or does Edon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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