Highland skates past Thornton with ease

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 8:55am

Recap: Highland Huskies vs. Thornton Trojans

The Highland Huskies stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-21 win over Thornton on the road. With Highland ahead 36-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Mary Jones continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Berkheimer, who scored 12 points.

Thornton's loss came despite strong showings from Julionna Sandoval and Camryn Montelongo. Sandoval scored nine points along with five rebounds, while Montelongo scored eight points.

Highland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 32 points. As for Thornton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.

Highland will head out on the road to face off against Wellington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Highland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. As for Thornton, they will face off against Adams City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Adams City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 last Thursday.

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