Glenwood is 0-3 against Highland since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Glenwood Titans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Highland Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on February 26th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Glenwood rose to the challenge on Thursday. They escaped with a win against the Raiders by the margin of a single free throw, 44-43.
Glenwood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexis Neumann out in front who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Neumann is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope Gilmore, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Highland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-31 win over Effingham.
Glenwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 25-10.
Things could have been worse for Glenwood, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 44-27 loss to Highland when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Glenwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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