The Highlands Scots will head out on the road to challenge the Rio Vista Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Highlands unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to Golden Sierra 58-52. Highlands has struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Rio Vista unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 52-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vacaville Christian.
Despite the loss, Rio Vista had strong showings from Ashlynd Rhett, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds, and John Peterson, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Peterson has scored all season.
Highlands' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-11. As for Rio Vista, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Things could have been worse for Highlands, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-51 loss to the Rams in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rhett, who shot 6-for-13 from long range and dropped a double-double on 35 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Highlands knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
