Basketball Game Preview: Highlands Highlanders vs. Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Home	59-15 W
01/28/25 - Away	65-24 W
02/20/24 - Neutral	64-22 W
02/09/24 - Away	54-15 W
01/30/24 - Home	63-21 W
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Highlands has gone a perfect 10-0 against Blue Ridge Early College recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Highlands Highlanders will look to defend their home court against the Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Saturday, Highlands came up short against Hayesville and fell 43-31. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Blue Ridge Early College was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They were beaten by Hiwassee Dam 74-39. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-19.

Despite the loss, Blue Ridge Early College saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brooklyn Kenney dropped a double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 51.3% of Blue Ridge Early College's points, marking the 17th time in a row Kenney has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenzie Woods, who earned 14 points and six boards.

Blue Ridge Early College's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.

Everything came up roses for Highlands against Blue Ridge Early College in their previous meeting last Friday, as the team secured a 59-15 win. In that matchup, Highlands amassed a halftime lead of 41-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.