On Tuesday, Highland faced Alta in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Rams narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Alta Hawks 58-56. This was payback for the Rams, who suffered a 54-50 loss the last time these two teams met.
| 01/14/25 @ Alta | 16 |
| 12/07/23 vs Cottonwood | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Weber | 14 |
| 12/18/24 @ Fremont | 13 |
| 01/10/25 vs Brighton | 13 |
Highland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Soren Ries, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points along with seven boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Ries a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Drisdom, who posted ten points and six steals.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Roberts, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dash Reiser, who scored 15 points and seven assists.
The win made it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for Alta, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3.
Highland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 61-44 victory against East on the 17th. Alta has also already played their next contest, a 61-53 loss against Olympus on the 17th.
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