Castle Park hasn't had much luck against Hilltop recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Castle Park Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Hilltop Lancers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Castle Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 65-64 to Sweetwater.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hilltop's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They were beaten by Chula Vista 69-28. The Lancers were down 59-20 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Hilltop saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Adrian Alvarez posted 12 points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Hilltop smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.2 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.1.
Hilltop's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13. As for Castle Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Castle Park took their win against Hilltop in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 57-33. Does Castle Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hilltop turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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