East and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The East Leopards will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Highland Rams at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East and West faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. East walked away with a 75-67 win over West. The Leopards pushed the score to 56-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Highland faced Alta in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Highland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-56 victory over Alta. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Highland's win came from a few key players East will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Soren Ries, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Isaiah Drisdom was another key player, putting up ten points and six steals.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for East, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-7.
Things could have been worse for East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-49 loss to Highland when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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