Basketball Game Preview: Highland Park Scots vs. Harding Knights

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Away	81-82 L
01/19/24 - Home	65-89 L
03/01/23 - Home	81-43 W
01/20/23 - Away	59-55 W
02/18/22 - Away	72-66 W
+ 5 more games

Highland Park is 8-2 against Harding since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Highland Park Scots will square off against the Harding Knights at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Saturday, Highland Park came up short against New Prague and fell 63-52.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Harding's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Johnson by a score of 62-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since March 6, 2024.

Highland Park has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Highland Park and Harding were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but Highland Park came up empty-handed after an 82-81 loss. Can Highland Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.