Basketball Recap: Wellington Drops Season-High Score on Highland Park

Skyrockets

Team Score

01/17/25 @ Highland Park	77
12/17/24 vs Highland Park	70
12/07/24 vs Muleshoe	69
12/13/24 vs Vernon	67
01/07/25 vs Wheeler	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wellington). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Highland Park Hornets 77-19. The Skyrockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.

The win (which was Wellington's third in a row) raised their record to 15-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.7 points per game. As for Highland Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.

Coincidentally, Wellington and Highland Park will both be playing Memphis the next time they take the court. Wellington will host Memphis at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Highland Park will head out to face them at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.