The Highland Rams are taking a road trip to take on the East Leopards at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 15 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Highland and five for East.
Highland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Alta on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland took a blow against Alta, falling 52-22. The Rams were down 42-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
| 01/14/25 vs Alta | 8 |
| 02/02/24 @ Alta | 7 |
| 12/03/24 vs Provo | 7 |
| 01/30/24 @ Brighton | 7 |
| 12/13/24 @ Summit Academy | 6 |
The losing side was boosted by Katinia Olevao, who posted ten points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards.
Meanwhile, East and West faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. East was dealt an 80-30 defeat at the hands of West. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Panthers are ranked third).
East's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Highland lost to East on the road by a decisive 50-32 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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