The Lindhurst Blazers will venture away from home to challenge the Highlands Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highlands took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lindhurst, who comes in off a win.
Lindhurst is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing San Juan: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lindhurst blew San Juan out of the water with a 53-18 final score. The Blazers pushed the score to 45-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had little chance of recovering from.
Lindhurst got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Yolanda Gonzalez out in front who posted 11 points. Ashlynn Wheeler was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Highlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Woodland Christian and fell 70-5. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1353rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 359th).
Lindhurst pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for Lindhurst against Highlands in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 55-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lindhurst since the squad 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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