Griffith hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Griffith Panthers will take on the Highland Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Griffith took on Hanover Central on Saturday. Griffith took a 43-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hanover Central.
Meanwhile, Highland earned a 45-36 victory over Bowman Academy on Monday. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly nine points.
Griffith better keep an eye on Jordan Steele. She was instrumental in Highland's win, almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine steals. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Steele has scored at least a third of Highland's points. Avery Steele was another key player, putting up five points and ten rebounds.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Griffith, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Griffith lost to Highland on the road by a decisive 54-39 margin in their previous matchup on January 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steele, who went 13 of 26 on her way to 32 points and eight steals. Now that Griffith knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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