The Highland Trojans will face off against the Griffith Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Highland has not done well against Calumet New Tech recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Highland came out on top against Calumet New Tech by a score of 66-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Highland.
Highland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kristijan Zekavica, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds. Kurtlin Hayes was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Griffith unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to East Chicago Central. Griffith has not had much luck with East Chicago Central recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Highland's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Griffith, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Highland came up short against Griffith in their previous meeting on February 8th, falling 53-42. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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