Highlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Woodland Christian Cardinals 70-5. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1353rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 359th).
Woodland Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keziah Maldonado-Lemus led the charge by going 6 for 11 en route to 17 points along with seven boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Siena Sorbello, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Woodland Christian, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highlands has already played their next matchup (against Lindhurst), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Woodland Christian will face off against Golden Sierra at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Woodland Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
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