The Highland Tech Rams have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 43-30 to Thomas Jefferson on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Highland Tech of the 55-34 loss they experienced in the two teams' previous head-to-head fixture on January 5th.
Despite the loss, Highland Tech still got an impressive performance from Addie McCraw, who scored 15 points. McCraw's trending in the right direction, as she's improved his point production for three games straight.
Highland Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Thomas Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland Tech won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Sugar Creek at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th. Sugar Creek will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while Highland Tech is ranked 279th). As for Thomas Jefferson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pinnacle Classical Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pinnacle Classical Academy comes in on five and Thomas Jefferson on six.