Basketball Recap: Mascoutah Comes Up Short

Mascoutah fought the good fight in their overtime match against Highland on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highland Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.

Mascoutah's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Highland, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.

Mascoutah will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Edwardsville at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. Highland also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against Jersey at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st.