The Highland Prep Honey Badgers will head out to square off against the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Highland Prep sitting on three straight victories and Yuma Catholic on ten.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Highland Prep beat ALA - West Foothills 74-68.
Highland Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Paxton Clarke led the charge by dropping a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aeden Calini, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards.
Highland Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yuma Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat River Valley 79-36. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Dust Devils are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland Prep pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Yuma Catholic, their record now sits at 15-2.
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