Basketball Game Preview: Highland Rams vs. West Panthers

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Previous Games

01/24/25 - Home	87-48 W
02/16/24 - Away	81-53 W
01/23/24 - Home	60-45 W
12/20/19 - Away	47-51 L
02/08/19 - Home	64-38 W
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Highland has gone 9-1 against West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Highland Rams will face off against the West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. West took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Highland, who comes in off a win.

West will be up against a hot Highland squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Highland enjoyed a cozy 73-55 victory over Skyline on Tuesday. The Rams pushed the score to 55-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, West came up short against Skyline on Friday and fell 71-64. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.

Highland will need to focus on slowing down Saladi Maluak, one of several West players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 15 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Phillip Ladua, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points and eight boards.

Highland's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.

Everything came up roses for Highland against West in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured an 87-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.