On Friday, Highland faced Yuma in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Huskies received a blow as they fell 55-41 to the Yuma Outlaws. The loss put an end to the Huskies' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from Sawyer Morgan, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 24 points. Another player making a difference was Brogan Palmer, who posted eight points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Highland was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yuma only racked up seven assists.
Yuma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Sheffield out in front who put up 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Sheffield's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Thomson, who had nine points and eight boards.
Highland's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-1. As for Yuma, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Highland has already played their next game, an 85-49 win against Frontier Academy on the 28th. As for Yuma, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-42 victory against Merino on the 28th.
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