New Mexico High School Basketball - Highland edges La Cueva
January 26, 2019: Albuquerque, NM 87108 The Highland Hornets (Albuquerque, NM) basketball nipped the visiting La Cueva Bears (Albuquerque, NM), 76-71 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Hornets (9-6) will now prepare for their test against Valley (Albuquerque, NM). The Vikings go into the 4A District 6 test with a 7-9 record. In their last test, Valley got by Del Norte (Albuquerque, NM), 62-47, in a league test.
The Bears now own a 9-8 record. They play next when they host Eldorado for a 5A District 2 test on Tuesday, January 29. La Cueva will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 68-42 league win over Farmington (Farmington, NM). The Eagles record now stands at 12-4.