If Highlands was riding high fresh off their 59-15 takedown of Blue Ridge Early College on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highlands Highlanders fell 43-31 to the Hayesville Yellowjackets on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Yellowjackets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 36-28 back in December of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hayesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Briley Clampitt, who posted nine points and five rebounds. What's more, Clampitt also posted a 75% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in February of 2024. Ava Shook was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Hayesville, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-10.
Highlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hayesville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-35 win against Murphy on the 11th.
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