The Highland Tech Rams will challenge the Central Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Highland Tech will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday after a huge 24-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Piedmont Community Charter by a score of 32-30.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Akela Taylor, who had nine points along with seven steals and six assists. She has been hot , having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Fangman, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Central Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 25th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 67-8 loss at the hands of Union Academy.
Justice Hegwood was Central Academy's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Highland Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Central Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Highland Tech against Central Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 56-22 win. In that contest, Highland Tech amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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