Basketball Game Preview: Highland Park Hornets vs. Wellington Skyrockets

The Highland Park Hornets will face off against the Wellington Skyrockets at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Highland Park has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 10.

Highland Park is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Quanah on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland Park lost 60-36 to Quanah. The Hornets were down 49-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Wellington took a blow against Jayton on Tuesday, falling 73-34. The Skyrockets haven't had much luck with the Jaybirds recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Wellington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Highland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.

Highland Park beat Wellington 47-35 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Does Highland Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wellington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.