Basketball Recap: Highland Trojans vs. Calumet New Tech Warriors
With a playoff game on the line, the Highland Trojans rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 52-10 victory over the Warriors. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Highland has managed all season.
Highland was led to victory by Aaliyah Keil and Jordan Steele. Keil almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals, while Steele scored 19 points along with five steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Steele has scored at least a third of Highland's points. Savannah Ballard was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Calumet New Tech, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Highland will take on the Ingots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. River Forest will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Trojans are ranked 176th). Calumet New Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
