After a string of five wins, Highland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 65-50 to the Kankakee Valley Kougars. The Trojans were not able to make up for their defeat to the Kougars from their previous meeting back in January.
| 12/10/24 @ Morgan Township | 8 |
| 12/16/24 vs Illiana Christian | 8 |
| 12/03/24 @ River Forest | 8 |
| 11/25/24 vs Westville | 7 |
| 12/13/24 @ Whiting | 6 |
Highland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Justin Pack, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Pack a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Walter Glover Jr, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 16 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kankakee Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bobby Lalonde, who went 5 of 12 en route to 14 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Joy, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points and four blocks.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Kankakee Valley, they moved to 5-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Highland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-21 win against Whiting on the 26th. As for Kankakee Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-51 victory against Boone Grove on the 26th.
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