If Washington was riding high fresh off their 57-27 takedown of Schlagle last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Washington Wildcats were dealt a 58-11 loss at the hands of the Highland Park Scots on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Scots are ranked 145th).
Highland Park found their leader in sophomore Pearmella Carter, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Carter's evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tahtionna Broils, who posted 13 points along with seven boards and six steals.
Washington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. As for Highland Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Washington will head out to face off against Harmon on Friday. Washington is facing Harmon at the right time seeing as Harmon is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Highland Park, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against West at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
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