Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Defeat Ends Highlands' Winning Streak

Highlands was the 64-56 winner over Dixie Heights when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Highlands Bluebirds fell to the Dixie Heights Colonels 83-77. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (71), the Bluebirds still had to take the loss.

Bluebirds

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 vs Dixie Heights	77-83
01/08/25 @ Bishop Brossart	71-67
01/04/25 vs Ryle	61-60
12/31/24 vs Boone County	80-58
12/29/24 vs Lloyd Memorial	63-69

The loss snapped Highlands' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-4 record. As for Dixie Heights, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.

Highlands has already played their next game (against Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Dixie Heights will challenge Tates Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dixie Heights has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 211 points over their last three matchups.