Basketball Recap: Highland Comes Up Short

Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Olympus Titans, falling 62-28. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.

Katinia Olevao and Meredith Kimball certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Olevao went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points, while Kimball posted five points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Olevao a new career-high in points.

Joss Baker continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Olympus, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. Baker is becoming a predictor of Olympus' success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Cromar, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and six steals.

Highland's record is now 0-12. As for Olympus, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Brighton the next time they take the court. Highland will head out to face Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Olympus will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on January 14th.