After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Labette County, the Pittsburg Dragons were happy to have found some success on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Highland Park 44-42. The victory was all the more spectacular given Pittsburg's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while Highland Park is ranked 111th).
Despite the loss, Highland Park still got an impressive performance from Tahtionna Broils, who scored 14 points along with four blocks and three steals. Broils is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Pittsburg's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Highland Park, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-6.
Pittsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Highland Park also has no future games currently scheduled.
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