The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will venture away from home to face off against the Dreher Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Heathwood Hall Episcopal has five straight victories, Dreher has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Heathwood Hall Episcopal beat Porter-Gaud 39-35. Those 39 points were actually the fewest the Highlanders have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taylor Booker led the charge by putting up five points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Jenkins, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dreher had to suffer through a 58-13 loss at the hands of Dutch Fork.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Dreher, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal was able to grind out a solid victory over Dreher in their previous matchup on Wednesday, winning 51-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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