Blue Ridge Early College is 1-9 against Highlands since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats will head out to square off against the Highlands Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Blue Ridge Early College is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Hiwassee Dam, falling 88-25. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-19.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge Early College saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brooklyn Kenney posted 22 points and three steals. That was a full 88% of Blue Ridge Early College's points, marking the 14th time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Highlands unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Hiwassee Dam, falling 55-32. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Highlanders have suffered since January 7th.
Highlands' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9. As for Blue Ridge Early College, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Blue Ridge Early College was dealt a bruising 65-24 loss at the hands of Highlands in their previous meeting last Tuesday. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Blue Ridge Early College was down 35-10.
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