The Highlands Scots just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Natomas Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Highlands sitting on five straight wins and Natomas on eight.
Highlands is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Delhi by a score of 76-68.
Meanwhile, Natomas earned a 72-59 victory over Sutter on Thursday. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Huskies are ranked 324th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Manno Jenkins and Izzy Bhatti. Jenkins had a great game and shot 53% from the field on his way to 21 points along with eight assists and five steals. Meanwhile, Bhatti was balling out in the loss, putting up 19 points and seven boards.
Highlands' record now sits at 16-7. As for Natomas, their record is now 19-9.
Highlands came up short against Natomas in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, falling 62-55. Can the Scots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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