There's no place like home for the Highlands Golden Rams, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 78-70 victory over Bishop Canevin on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Bishop Canevin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jason Cross Jr, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Vaughn, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Highlands' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Bishop Canevin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Highlands will be playing in front of their home fans against Hampton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hampton presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Highlands in Pennsylvania (Hampton is ranked 45th, while Highlands is ranked 163rd). As for Bishop Canevin, they will head out on the road to square off against Nazareth Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
