Highland and Eastside are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Highland Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Eastside Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Highland has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Eastside will arrive with three straight wins.
Highland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Littlerock on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland came up short against Littlerock, falling 65-45. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Lobos are ranked 77th).
While Eastside didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Antelope Valley by a score of 39-31 on Wednesday. The 39-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Highland beat Eastside 42-35 when the teams last played back in February. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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