The Highland Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the Wray Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Highland is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Frontier Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Highland blew Frontier Academy out of the water with a 57-20 final score. With the Huskies ahead 30-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Briza Flores was her usual excellent self, going 8 of 16 on her way to 22 points. Another player making a difference was Paislee Watson, who posted nine points and seven steals.
Highland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wray ended up a good deal behind Platte Valley on Tuesday and lost 54-40.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Wray, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Highland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Wray when the teams last played back in March of 2015, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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