The Ontario Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Highland Fighting Scots at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Ontario is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Ontario is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 80 points on Saturday, they were much more limited against River Valley on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Vikings, falling 73-22. The match marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Ontario 82-80. With that victory, the Fighting Scots brought their scoring average up to 51 points per game.
Ontario better keep an eye on Toby Rogers. He was instrumental in Highland's win, going 11 of 14 to rack up 30 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Rogers a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadyn Reichenbach, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points.
Highland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Ontario's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Ontario couldn't quite finish off Highland when the teams last played on Saturday and fell 82-80. Can Ontario avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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