Highlands is 1-9 against Ryle since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highlands Bluebirds will square off against the Ryle Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Highlands will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Highlands stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They breezed by Bellevue at home to the tune of 71-37. Given Highlands' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Bellevue is ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Ryle rose to the challenge on Sunday. They were the clear victor by a 51-30 margin over the Colonels. Ryle pushed the score to 43-20 by the end of the third, a deficit Dixie Heights cut but never quite recovered from.
Ryle can attribute much of their success to Quinn Eubank, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Jaelyn Jones, who scored 21 points. Sarah Baker was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds.
Highlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Ryle, their win bumped their record up to 20-11.
Highlands suffered a grim 59-36 defeat to Ryle in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eubank, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that Highlands knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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