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| 01/26/26 - Home | 53-51 W |
| 01/05/26 - Away | 64-49 W |
| 01/27/25 - Away | 48-51 L |
| 01/03/25 - Home | 58-53 W |
| 01/30/24 - Away | 52-58 L |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Highlands ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Golden Sierra Grizzlies, sneaking past 53-51. The team ran away with 31 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Highlands can attribute much of their success to Jaxson Johnson, who shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Vinluan, who posted 14 points.
Despite the loss, Golden Sierra still got an impressive performance from Bradley Dodson, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 14 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Dodson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bobby Sheldon, who scored 11 points.
The win made it two in a row for Highlands and bumps their season record up to 10-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Golden Sierra, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Highlands will challenge rival Mesa Verde at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Golden Sierra is set to square off against their familiar foe Vacaville Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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