Highland and Columbia City squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Highland had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 74-37 loss at the hands of the Columbia City Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Eagles are ranked eighth).
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at Jordan Steele. Despite the final result, she went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc on her way to 31 points and three steals. That was a full 83.8% of Highland's points, marking the 26th time in a row Steele has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Columbia City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Columbia City, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-53 loss against Norwell on the 22nd.
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