Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Highland Hawks walked away with it. They skirted past the Jackrabbits 52-49. The win made it back-to-back wins for Highland.
Highland was led to victory by Emilee Searle and Madilyn Gewirtz. Searle scored 19 points along with four blocks, while Gewirtz scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bailey Williams was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Mesa, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-13.
Highland will face off against Cesar Chavez at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Highland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday. Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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