The Highlands Golden Rams will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Hampton Talbots at 7:30 p.m. Highlands has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 383 points over their last five matches.
Even though Bishop Canevin scored an imposing 70 points on Tuesday, Highlands still came out on top. Highlands walked away with a 78-70 victory over Bishop Canevin. Given Highlands' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Bishop Canevin is ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hampton unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Butler by a score of 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Hampton has suffered yet this season.
Highlands' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Hampton, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.
Highlands came up short against Hampton in their previous meeting on January 2nd, falling 49-41. Will Highlands have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
