Highland Park and Red Oak squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Highland Park had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Red Oak Hawks by a score of 41-38. If the Scots were looking for revenge after losing 54-48 to them when the teams met back in February of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Red Oak got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kierstyn Totten out in front who went 6-for-12 to rack up 15 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Those four steals gave Totten a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Journee Hodges, who posted five points and five steals.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 24-13. As for Red Oak, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-11.
Highland Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Oak, they will face off against Ryan at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ryan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Red Oak likes a good challenge.
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