Basketball Recap: Bel Air Sets Scoring Season-High Against Horizon

Highlanders

Team Score

01/07/25 vs Horizon	71
11/15/24 vs Harmony School of Innovation	67
11/22/24 vs Anthony	60
12/06/24 vs Lubbock	60
11/26/24 vs Santa Teresa	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bel Air). They blew past the Horizon Scorpions 71-41 on Tuesday. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Matt Hernandez, who went 11 for 19 on his way to 33 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two). Sebastian Velasquez was another key player, putting up six points.

Bel Air was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Bel Air's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 12-10. As for Horizon, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-15.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Parkland the next time they take the court. Bel Air will head out to face Parkland at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Horizon will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.