Wray lost against Highland back in March of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Wray Eagles were dealt a 62-32 defeat at the hands of the Highland Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Huskies are ranked 84th).
Eryn Bledsoe and Sawyer Fonte certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Bledsoe dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Fonte posted four points along with ten boards and three steals. Those steals were Fonte's first of the season.
Even though they lost, Wray smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Leading Highland to victory were Briza Flores and Paislee Watson. Flores almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine steals, while Watson went 5 of 11 on her way to 18 points in addition to six boards and six steals. The matchup was Flores' third in a row with at least ten points. Billie Mick was another key player, putting up nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Wray and nudges their season record down to 2-13. As for Highland, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Wray has already played their next contest, a 50-12 loss against Yuma on the 4th. As for Highland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-49 victory against Wiggins on the 4th.
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