Highlands proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 20) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Vacaville Christian Falcons out 49-47. That's more bragging rights for the Scots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Vacaville Christian still got an impressive performance from Brian Laxamana, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Taiyo Douglas, who posted five points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Scots
| 01/21/25 vs Vacaville Christian | 49-47 |
| 01/17/25 vs Rio Vista | 64-44 |
| 01/07/25 vs Mesa Verde | 47-46 |
| 01/03/25 vs Golden Sierra | 58-53 |
| 12/17/24 vs Mira Loma | 48-44 |
Highlands' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Vacaville Christian, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highlands will challenge San Juan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highlands is facing San Juan at the right time seeing as San Juan is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Vacaville Christian has already played their next game (against Rio Vista), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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