The Kootenai Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Highland Huskies at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Kootenai is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Priest River two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kootenai was outmatched by Priest River on the road and fell 66-18. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 43-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Deary.
The losing side was boosted by Kylee Beck, who scored eight points in addition to four blocks. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (57%).
Kootenai's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Kootenai suffered a grim 39-16 defeat to Highland in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Kootenai, Hannah Smith (who went 6 for 10 en route to 12 points plus five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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