The McLean Highlanders basketball team scored 63 points and limited the visiting Herndon Hornets to 60 in the Highlanders league triumph on Tuesday.

The Highlanders now have a 8-6 record. They play next when they host Yorktown for a District 2 game on Friday, January 17. McLean will confront a Patriots team coming off a 51-49 league win over Herndon (Herndon, VA). The Patriots record now stands at 12-1.

With the loss, Herndon falls to 8-4 on the campaign. The Hornets host Yorktown (Arlington, VA) to confront the Patriots in a District 2 game on Thursday, January 16. The Patriots go into the game with a record of 11-1. Yorktown won 67-32 in their recent league game against Wakefield (Arlington, VA)