New Mexico High School Basketball - Highland thwarts Albuquerque Academy
January 21, 2023: Albuquerque, NM 87108 The Highland Hornets (Albuquerque, NM) basketball knocked off the visiting Albuquerque Academy Chargers (Albuquerque, NM), 72-61 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Hornets (12-6) will now prepare for their test against Grants (Grants, NM). The Pirates go into the 4A District 5 test with a 7-11 record. In their last test, Grants went down by St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM), 86-61, in a league test.
The Chargers now own a 14-3 record. They play next when they host Del Norte for a 4A District 6 test on Tuesday, January 24. Albuquerque Academy will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 50-45 league loss to Bernalillo (Bernalillo, NM). The Knights record now stands at 11-7.