Apollo suffered their biggest defeat since January 14th on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 73-40 loss at the hands of Highland. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Apollo's biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Despite the loss, Apollo had strong showings from Demetrius Pink, who posted 13 points, and Emmanuel Angok, who earned eight points and three blocks. Edouine Muhaya was another key player, putting up five points.
Leading Highland to victory were Nick Reber and Ty Crandall. Reber shot 63% from the field en route to 15 points, while Crandall went 8-for-10 to rack up 18 points. The matchup was Reber's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Cutchen, who had eight points and 12 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Apollo and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Highland, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Apollo will take on Sunnyslope in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hawks will need to watch out since the Vikings have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Highland, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 83-72 win against Basha on the 12th.
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