Highland lost against Canton back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Highland Cougars lost 67-43 to the Canton Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Tigers are ranked 73rd).
Preston Brewer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Canton, dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Brewer has scored at least a third of Canton's points. Tyler Frazier was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Highland dropped their record down to 1-11 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Canton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will venture away from home to take on Clark County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland is facing Clark County at the right time seeing as Clark County is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Canton, they will head out to face off against North Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Canton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.4 points per game this season.
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