New Mexico High School Basketball - Highland topples Grants
January 30, 2024: Grants, NM 87020 In Tuesday's league outing, the Highland Hornets (Albuquerque, NM) basketball squad beat the host Grants Pirates (Grants, NM), by a margin of 39-31.
The Hornets (9-10) will now prepare for their outing against Valencia (Los Lunas, NM). The Jaguars go into the 4A District 5 outing with a 11-8 record. In their last outing, Valencia was topped by St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM), 67-56, in a league outing.
The Pirates now own a 3-17 record. They play next when they travel to Belen for a 4A District 5 outing on Friday, February 2. Grants will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 54-51 non-league loss to Manzano (Albuquerque, NM). The Eagles record now stands at 7-11.