The Highland Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Highland's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Wakefield School's usually-dominant defense. Highland breezed past Wakefield School to the tune of 56-26. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Virginia Episcopal School was beaten by The Covenant 67-28 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bishops in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Virginia Episcopal School saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Taniyah Ford posted 11 points along with six boards and three steals. Ford also set a new season-high mark in blocks with three. Ava Clark also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Highland pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points over those games. As for Virginia Episcopal School, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
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