If the Highland Fighting Scots were feeling good off their 50-30 takedown of the Danville Blue Devils last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Highland fell to Elgin 34-29. Highland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Elgin apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2021.
Bryleigh Young and Sierra Fitzpatrick certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Young scored 12 points, while Fitzpatrick scored eight points.
Samantha Girton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Elgin, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Elgin, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will challenge Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 446th, while Centennial is ranked 217th). Elgin will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Bishop Ready at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Bishop Ready is coming into the contest with seven straight wins at home, so Elgin is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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