The Casa Grande Cougars lost against the Higley Knights two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The game between Casa Grande and Higley wasn't particularly close, with Casa Grande falling 63-49. While losing is never fun, Casa Grande can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Higley is ranked 27th).
Casa Grande's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Phinneas Linehan, who scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Linehan has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Aveon Williams, who scored 16 points.
Higley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Gloor, who scored 17 points along with six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Haugo, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Casa Grande's defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Higley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Casa Grande does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Higley also has no future games currently scheduled.
