The Highline Pirates will square off against the Inglemoor Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Highline will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 69-43 to Mercer Island. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Islanders are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Inglemoor). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 86-39 victory over Evergreen. With the Vikings ahead 56-21 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Inglemoor's win came from a few key players Highline will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Reuhen Bhalod, who went 10 of 13 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks. The matchup was his 17th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aman Sterling, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Inglemoor was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Highline has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Inglemoor, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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