Hillcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 67-51 bruising from the Lovejoy Leopards. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 56-50 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2022.
When it comes to explaining why Hillcrest lost, don't look at Saivon Johnson. Despite the final result, he made all 7 shots he took racking up 16 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dj Corbin, who posted ten points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hillcrest was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 12 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 0.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Lovejoy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Hillcrest has already played their next game, a 72-56 defeat against Tascosa on the 7th. Lovejoy has also already played their next match (against Hillcrest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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