On Thursday, Highland faced Olympus in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Rams narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Olympus Titans 50-47. This was a revenge game for the Rams: when they faced off against the Titans back in January, they had to take a 46-45 loss.
Highland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vai Higby led the charge by going 6 of 7 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Anderton, who posted 14 points.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Olympus, their defeat ended a 23-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Brighton the next time they take the court. Highland will head out to face Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Olympus will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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