Highlands came into Friday's contest looking for another win against LEE, but Sophia Alvarez wouldn't allow it. The LEE Volunteers had just enough and edged the Highlands Owls out 52-50 thanks in part to Alvarez, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.
The team also got some help courtesy of AUDREY VILLARREAL, who had ten points along with five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four).
LEE smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
LEE has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Highlands, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
LEE wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 74-26 victory against Socorro on the 22nd. As for Highlands, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Highlands Owls duke it out with the Pleasanton Eagles at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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