Antelope Valley is 1-9 against Highland since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Antelope Valley Antelopes will head out on the road to face off against the Highland Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Antelope Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 392 points over their last six contests.
Even though Antelope Valley has not done well against Eastside recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Antelope Valley walked away with a 56-43 win over Eastside. Given Antelope Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Eastside is ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ariana Soil and Niya Price were among the main playmakers for Antelope Valley as the former scored 23 points along with 5 rebounds and the latter scored 22 points along with 8 rebounds. The contest was Price's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jenesis Deering, who scored 6 points.
Highland has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 29 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 62-33 win over Trinity Classical Academy on the road. The win was familiar territory for Highland who now have three in a row.
Antelope Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 45 points. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Antelope Valley took a serious blow against Highland when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-20. Can Antelope Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
