The Highland Tech Rams will venture away from home to square off against the East Gaston Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Highland Tech easily dispatched Cherryville on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Highland Tech fell just short of Bessemer City by a score of 58-55 on Wednesday.
Despite the defeat, Highland Tech got top-tier performance from Elijah Sherrill, who went 12-for-21 en route to 33 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. That was a full 60% of Highland Tech's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Coleman Schafer, who earned nine points.
Meanwhile, East Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Burns and fell 89-57. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-25.
Highland Tech has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for East Gaston, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Everything came up roses for Highland Tech against East Gaston in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 72-36 victory. In that game, Highland Tech amassed a halftime lead of 47-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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