Basketball Game Preview: Highlands Blazers vs. Yavneh Academy Bulldogs

The Highlands Blazers are taking a road trip to challenge the Yavneh Academy Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Highlands has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Yavneh Academy will come in with eight straight wins.

Last Monday, Highlands took a blow against Burton Adventist Academy, falling 49-22.

Meanwhile, Yavneh Academy earned a 37-30 victory over Chisholm Trail Academy on Tuesday.

Yavneh Academy pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.

Highlands was dealt a bruising 63-17 loss at the hands of Yavneh Academy in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Highlands was down 35-5.