The Wellington Eagles lost against the Highland Huskies back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Wellington's rough 56-31 loss to Highland might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Wellington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Highland is ranked 91st).
Despite the loss, Wellington saw an underclassman step up: Ava Essay scored 19 points along with three steals and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Essay posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Brookelyn Jones, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Taylor Berkheimer was a one-man wrecking crew for Highland as she scored 19 points along with five rebounds and four steals. It was the first time this season that Berkheimer scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Mary Jones, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Wellington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Wellington will face off against Strasburg at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Strasburg is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season. Highland is on the road again on Friday and plays Frontier Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. Highland is facing Frontier Academy at the right time seeing as Frontier Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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