Preview: Highlands Golden Rams vs. Hampton Talbots
Highlands is 0-5 against Hampton since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highlands Golden Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hampton Talbots at 7:00 p.m. Highlands will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Even though Highlands has not done well against Knoch recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Highlands secured a 56-52 W over Knoch. Given Highlands' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Knoch is ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Monday extended their overall winning streak to eight. They came out on top against Mars by a score of 54-42.
Highlands has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Hampton, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-5.
Highlands suffered a grim 48-25 defeat to Hampton in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Will Highlands have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
