Basketball Preview: Highlands Blazers vs. UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES
The Highlands Blazers will welcome the UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Highlands focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Tuesday.
Highlands is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell just short of Lucas Christian Academy by a score of 35-33. The Blazers' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it seven in a row dating back to last season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elieanna Bull, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in threes (three). Jocelyn Behan was another key player, earning ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, UME Preparatory Academy beat Newman International Academy 35-29 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the EAGLES.
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