Basketball Recap: Highland Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hanover Central, Highland was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Boone Grove Wolves, sneaking past 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since December 16, 2024.

Walter Glover Jr

Points

12/28/24 vs Andrean	19
12/13/24 @ Whiting	18
12/26/24 vs Kankakee Valley	16
11/25/24 vs Westville	16
02/11/25 @ Boone Grove	15
+ 13 more games

Highland had a senior duo take command as Justin Pack went 6-for-15 en route to 19 points and seven rebounds and Walter Glover Jr went 7-for-13 to rack up 15 points and eight boards. Glover Jr has become a key player for Highland: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least 15 points, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Katz, who posted five points.

Highland was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boone Grove only racked up five assists.

Defeat or not, Boone Grove got some senior leadership from Jack Stevens and Andrew Batesole. Stevens put up 17 points and six rebounds, while Batesole went 5-for-12 on his way to 14 points and four steals. Stevens has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mark Rowland, who earned eight points and five boards.

Highland now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Boone Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.

Coming up, Highland will head out to challenge Griffith at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Boone Grove, they are taking a road trip to face off against Rensselaer Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boone Grove has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.