Basketball Recap: Highland Takes a Loss

Highland played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 54-33 to the Kankakee Valley Kougars. The Trojans have struggled against the Kougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the defeat, Highland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sherwyn Smith posted five points. Kaleb Truitt also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kankakee Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Sampson, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points and seven rebounds. Bobby Lalonde was another key player, putting up 19 points and six boards.

Highland's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Kankakee Valley, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-7 record.

Highland will take on Hanover Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hanover Central has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 202 points over their last three matchups. As for Kankakee Valley, they will challenge Hobart at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kankakee Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.