Estes Park is 0-3 against Highland since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Estes Park Bobcats will be playing at home against the Highland Huskies at 1:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Estes Park has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Highland will arrive with eight straight victories.
Last Thursday, Estes Park was the victim of a tough 59-38 defeat at the hands of Timnath. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Estes Park in their matchups with Timnath: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, even though Thornton scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, Highland still came out on top. Highland took down Thornton 75-60. 75 seems to be a good number for Highland as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Sawyer Morgan, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Wares, who scored 21 points.
Estes Park has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Estes Park was taken down by Highland 90-44 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Estes Park, Hyatt Tolle (who scored 19 points along with six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
