Basketball Game Preview: Highland Rams vs. East Leopards

Highland is on a nine-game streak of home losses, East a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Highland Rams will welcome the East Leopards at 5:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Highland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Alta on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland took a blow against Alta, falling 73-21. The Rams were down 61-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Meanwhile, it was a classic East v. West duel when East faced off against West on Tuesday. East was beaten by West 93-28. The Leopards were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 60-14.

Highland's loss dropped their record down to 0-20. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.

Highland suffered a grim 45-25 defeat to East in their previous meeting back in January. Will Highland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.