Highland and East are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Highland Rams will head out on the road to face off against the East Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Alta, who was ranked tenth at the time (Highland was ranked ninth). Highland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-56 victory over Alta on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
| 01/14/25 @ Alta | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Brighton | 8 |
| 01/07/25 vs Olympus | 5 |
| 12/31/24 vs Hillcrest | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs Pleasant Grove | 6 |
Highland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Soren Ries, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks. Ries has been hot for a while, having posted three or more blocks the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Drisdom, who posted ten points and six steals.
Meanwhile, East and West faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. East came out on top against West by a score of 75-67. The Leopards pushed the score to 56-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for East, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Highland strolled past East in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 68-49. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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