Western Hills hasn't had much luck against Eastern Hills recently, but that could start to change on Friday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the Western Hills Cougars and the Eastern Hills Highlanders meet at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Western Hills sitting on five straight victories and Eastern Hills on seven.
Western Hills will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 36) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-31 win over Southwest. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since December 3, 2024.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hills hadn't done well against Southwest recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Eastern Hills breezed by Southwest to the tune of 65-27. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Western Hills has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Eastern Hills, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Western Hills was dealt a bruising 57-21 defeat at the hands of Eastern Hills in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Western Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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