The Highland Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Hobart Brickies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Highland and seven for Hobart.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-29, which was the final score in Highland's tilt against Hammond Bishop Noll on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Highland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while Hammond Bishop Noll is ranked 88th).
Highland's defeat came about despite a quality game from Walter Glover jr, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Highland struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hobart suffered a rough 54-32 defeat at the hands of Hanover Central on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Hobart has scored all season.
Highland dropped their record down to 9-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Hobart, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Highland couldn't quite finish off Hobart in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 and fell 36-33. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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