Basketball Recap: Harker Sets Scoring Season-High Against Crystal Springs Uplands

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

02/14/25 vs Crystal Springs Uplands	82
01/17/25 @ Pinewood	75
12/06/24 @ James Lick	73
12/07/24 vs Lincoln	71
11/27/24 @ Del Mar	70

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harker). They enjoyed a cozy 82-67 win over the Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Gryphons back in January, they had to take a 76-47 defeat.

Despite the loss, Crystal Springs Uplands still got an impressive performance from Marcus Kueh, who made all 8 shots he took to post 29 points. Kueh's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Diaz, who posted 14 points.

Harker's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points over those games. As for Crystal Springs Uplands, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.

Harker has already played their next game, a 75-52 loss against King's Academy on the 18th. As for Crystal Springs Uplands, they will be playing at home against Oceana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crystal Springs Uplands is facing Oceana at the right time seeing as Oceana is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.