Highland hasn't had much luck against Canton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Highland Cougars challenge the Canton Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Highland is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Kirksville, falling 72-34. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Tigers are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Canton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-42 win over the Indians.
Highland better keep an eye on Preston Brewer. He was instrumental in Canton's win, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Brewer's morning made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Alspaw, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points.
Canton was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Canton's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Highland suffered a grim 69-45 defeat to Canton in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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