Brackenridge and Highlands are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Brackenridge Eagles duke it out with the Highlands Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brackenridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
Last Tuesday, Brackenridge took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-27 win over Edison.
12/10/24 @ Edison | 25 |
11/22/24 @ Zapata | 24 |
02/02/24 vs Jefferson | 21 |
11/07/24 @ San Antonio Christian | 21 |
11/15/24 vs Canyon | 19 |
Brackenridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sarah Arriaga, who went 10 of 20 on her way to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance gave Arriaga a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Cortinas, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Highlands unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Burbank and fell 75-47. The Owls were down 55-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The victory got Brackenridge back to even at 11-11. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Brackenridge beat Highlands 57-49 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Brackenridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highlands turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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