The Portland Highlanders are taking a road trip to challenge the Ellington Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Portland can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Tuesday. They fell 41-31 to Old Lyme. The Highlanders have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Portland had strong showings from Kelsey Desmarais, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards, and Morganne Pineda, who posted 14 points.
Meanwhile, Ellington came up short against Woodstock Academy on Monday and fell 46-36.
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