Highland Park has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Sumner Academy Sabres at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Highland Park was fully in charge, breezing past Atchison 60-30 at home.
Highland Park found their leader in underclassman Pearmella Carter, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Carter has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tahtionna Broils, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Sumner Academy's and Wyandotte's match on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Sumner Academy turned on the heat in the second half with 42 points. Everything went Sumner Academy's way against Wyandotte as Sumner Academy made off with a 56-32 win. The win was nothing new for Sumner Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Highland Park pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Sumner Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Highland Park against Sumner Academy in their previous matchup back in January as the squad secured a 64-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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