Basketball Preview: Edison Golden Bears vs. Highlands Owls
The Edison Golden Bears will square off against the Highlands Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Edison focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 last Monday.
Edison is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Victoria West last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Edison had to suffer through a 55-18 loss at the hands of Victoria West.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Shyenne Auzenne, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Highlands had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 40-30.
Highlands' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Savannah Gaskin, who had ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Karyssa Walker, who posted eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Highlands' victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Edison, they dropped their record down to 5-11 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Edison has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Highlands struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.1. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Edison came up short against Highlands in their previous meeting back in January, falling 35-29. Thankfully for Edison, Arianna Vazquez (who went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points plus three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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