The Highlands Blazers will face off against the Yavneh Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highlands took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 26-25 photo finish over Lakehill Prep.
Meanwhile, Yavneh Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They secured a 43-37 W over the Blazers.
Yavneh Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Highlands, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-5.
Highlands was taken down by Yavneh Academy 79-18 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yavneh Academy's Lilly Yalovsky, who went 13 for 16 en route to 31 points along with eight assists and six steals. Now that Highlands knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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