The Hillsborough Terriers will challenge the Sickles Gryphons at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsborough has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight losses, while Sickles will come in with five straight victories.
Hillsborough came up short against Sumner on Wednesday, falling 73-47. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while the Stingrays are ranked 291st).
Meanwhile, Sickles hadn't done well against Wharton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Sickles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over Wharton.
Sickles has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Hillsborough, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Hillsborough didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sickles in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 61-57 victory. Will Hillsborough repeat their success, or does Sickles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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