The Highland Hawks had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They took down Episcopal 56-40.
Episcopal's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Malcolm Stute, who scored 15 points. Stute scored a full 37.5% of Episcopal's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Davian King was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Highland now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Highland will square off against Grace Brethren Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (Grace Brethren Christian is ranked 23rd in Maryland, while Highland is ranked 48th in Virginia). Episcopal won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Christopher's at 3:00 p.m. on December 1st.
