Basketball Game Preview: Conant Cougars vs. Highland Park Giants

The Conant Cougars and the Highland Park Giants will round out the year against one another at at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Highland Park took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Conant, who comes in off a win.

Conant took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Barrington with a 62-58 victory.

Highland Park has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 57-44 to Niles North on Friday.

Highland Park's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3. As for Conant, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.

Conant didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Highland Park in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. Will Conant repeat their success, or does Highland Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.