Basketball Recap: Centerburg Has No Trouble Against Highland

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Westland	72
12/06/24 @ Danville	49
12/30/24 vs Hillsdale	48
01/15/25 @ Mt. Gilead	43
12/03/24 @ Northmor	40

Centerburg won the last time they faced Highland and things went their way on Saturday too. The Centerburg Trojans were the clear victor by a 57-34 margin over the Highland Fighting Scots. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Highland's loss came despite strong showings from Addie Mullins and Sierra Fitzpatrick. Mullins posted seven points and ten rebounds, while Fitzpatrick earned eight points and six boards. Ellie Rhea also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.

Centerburg's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Highland, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.

Centerburg will welcome Beechcroft at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Beechcroft has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Highland has already played their next contest (against Ontario), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.