Highlands and Natomas squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Highlands had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 117-33 loss at the hands of the Nighthawks. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 779th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 155th).
It was another big night for Manno Jenkins, who went 10-for-14 en route to 28 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds for Natomas. The contest was Jenkins' tenth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Villanueva, who shot 69% from the field on his way to 22 points and three steals.
Scots
| 02/18/26 @ Natomas | 33-117 |
| 02/17/26 vs Delhi | 76-68 |
| 02/12/26 @ San Juan | 80-45 |
| 02/11/26 vs Vacaville Christian | 73-54 |
| 02/06/26 vs Rio Vista | 77-27 |
Highlands moved to 16-8 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Natomas, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 20-9.
Highlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Natomas, they will square off against Union Mine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Nighthawks will need to watch out since the Diamondbacks have now posted at least 55 points in their last 14 games.
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