New Mexico High School Basketball - Highland topples Belen
February 7, 2023: Belen, NM 87002 In Tuesday's league outing, the Highland Hornets (Albuquerque, NM) basketball squad beat the host Belen Eagles (Belen, NM), by a margin of 47-39.
The Hornets (12-11) will now prepare for their outing against Grants (Grants, NM). The Pirates go into the 4A District 5 outing with a 9-14 record. In their last outing, Grants was beaten by St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM), 64-34, in a league outing.
The Eagles now own a 7-15 record. They play next when they travel to Del Norte for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 9. Belen will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 68-58 league loss to Bernalillo (Bernalillo, NM). The Knights record now stands at 6-15.