Basketball Recap: Highland Drops Highest Score of Season Against West

Scots

Team Score

01/27/25 @ West	82
01/07/25 vs Golden Valley	72
12/12/24 vs Lindsay	71
11/21/24 vs Trinity Classical Academy	64
01/13/25 @ Golden Valley	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). They took their match on Monday with ease, bagging an 82-48 victory over the West Vikings. The Scots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Highland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Frank Wright led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 16 boards. Wright is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Croney, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Highland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive games.

Highland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for West, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-21.

Highland has already played their next contest, an 84-28 defeat against Bakersfield on the 28th. As for West, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-51 loss against Foothill on the 29th.