Basketball Recap: Hermleigh Beats Highland for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

12/31/24 vs Trent	66
12/05/24 vs Bronte	53
01/24/25 @ Trent	53
11/05/24 vs San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy	51
12/13/24 vs Crosbyton	50

Hermleigh came tearing into Friday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Highland Hornets 49-17. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Hermleigh has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Hermleigh Cardinals take on the Ozona Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland has already played their next game (against Trent), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.