The Highland Trojans will square off against the Hammond Academy of Science & Tech Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Highland focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Highland didn't have quite enough to beat River Forest and fell 51-49. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Highland had strong showings from Justin Slaven, who went 7 for 14 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds, and Justin Pack, who earned 17 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The matchup was Pack's third in a row with at least ten points.
Meanwhile, Hammond Academy of Science & Tech hadn't done well against Whiting recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Everything went Hammond Academy of Science & Tech's way against Whiting as Hammond Academy of Science & Tech made off with a 58-34 win.
The victory got Hammond Academy of Science & Tech back to even at 1-1. As for Highland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Highland strolled past Hammond Academy of Science & Tech in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 67-50. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hammond Academy of Science & Tech's Jermaine Bartlett, who went 12 for 25 en route to 33 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Highland to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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