It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-34, which was the final score in the Kingman Bulldogs's tilt against the Highland Prep Honey Badgers on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/10/25 vs Highland Prep | 3 |
| 12/10/24 vs Lee Williams | 2 |
| 11/23/24 @ Williams | 2 |
| 01/20/24 vs Odyssey Institute | 2 |
| 12/16/24 vs River Valley | 1 |
Kingman's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Codey Padilla, who posted 11 points in addition to six boards and three steals, and Jordan Williams, who had two points and four steals. Those three steals gave Padilla a new career-high. Taelon Thomason also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Highland Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aeden Calini, who put up eight points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Terrance Byrd, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.
Kingman's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Highland Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Kingman has already played their next game, a 59-55 victory against Chino Valley on the 17th. As for Highland Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-68 win against ALA - West Foothills on the 14th.
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