The Highland Hawks and the O'Connor Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Highland Hawks had to settle for second. They lost to the Eagles at home by a decisive 75-61 margin. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Highland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Michael Johnson, who scored ten points along with six steals. Another player making a difference was Nick Reber, who scored 16 points.
Highland's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8. As for O'Connor, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-9.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for O'Connor, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-61 win vs. Boulder Creek on the 28th.
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