Basketball Recap: Highland Skates Past Corona Del Sol with Ease

Highland's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 74-15 win over the Corona del Sol Aztecs. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.

Highland was led to victory by Emilee Searle and Bailey Williams. Searle went 9 of 20 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and eight steals, while Williams went 7 of 11 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. With that strong performance, Searle is now averaging an impressive 2.8 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Jacobsen, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.

Highland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 51 points. As for Corona del Sol, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will welcome Apollo at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apollo's defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so Highland's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Corona del Sol, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.