South Hills played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets and fell 74-39. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1219th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 266th).
When it comes to explaining why South Hills lost, don't look at Ra?Monce Spriggins. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 boards. Jordan Granviel was another key player, putting up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arlington Heights to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deshawn Long, who posted eight points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Carpenter, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
South Hills is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17. As for Arlington Heights, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-12.
South Hills will venture away from home to challenge Wyatt at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Hills is facing Wyatt at the right time seeing as Wyatt is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Arlington Heights, they will host Trimble Tech at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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