The Highland Bulldogs will square off against the Littlerock Lobos at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Highland is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Knight on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland took a blow against Knight, falling 82-47. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Hawks are ranked 213th).
Meanwhile, Littlerock entered their tilt with Antelope Valley on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Antelopes 52-18. The Lobos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Littlerock is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.
Highland might still be hurting after the 65-45 loss they got from Littlerock in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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