Highland is 2-7 against Calumet New Tech since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highland Trojans will be playing at home against the Calumet New Tech Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Highland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact Highland proved. They came out on top against Hobart by a score of 49-36. The victory was just what Highland needed coming off of a 62-29 loss in their prior match.
Highland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kristijan Zekavica, who scored 14 points along with seven assists. Kurtlin Hayes was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, Calumet New Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lighthouse College Prep Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Calumet New Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Highland came out on top in a nail-biter against Calumet New Tech in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 57-54. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Calumet New Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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