Noah Watson leads a balanced attack to beat Nezperce
By Team Reports
Jan 29, 2024, 12:25pm
Recap: Highland Huskies vs. Nezperce Nighthawks
The Highland Huskies scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Nezperce as Highland made off with a 81-60 victory. Highland has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.
Highland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Watson led the charge by dropping a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Watson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Crow, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 assists.
The victory makes it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 11-5. As for Nezperce, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Highland will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Timberline at 7:30 p.m. Timberline is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Nezperce, they will head out on the road to challenge Deary at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
