The Upland Highlanders/Scots were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 43-38 to the Shadow Hills Knights. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders/Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Knights are ranked 293rd).
Nate Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Shadow Hills, going 6-for-11 on his way to 18 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Williams a new career-high. Derick Silva was another key player, putting up seven points along with six boards and three steals.
Upland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Shadow Hills, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Coming up, Upland will be home for the holidays to greet Western Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shadow Hills, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-38 loss against Tesoro on the 13th.
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