Preview: Highland Hornets vs. St. Pius X Sartans
Highland is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while St. Pius X is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Highland Hornets will take on the St. Pius X Sartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 664 points over their last nine contests.
On Tuesday, Highland strolled past Valencia with points to spare, taking the game 67-53. Given Highland's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Valencia is ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jesus Licon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. Licon is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Raul Stanford, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Valencia 73-43 on the road.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Highland beat St. Pius X 79-68 in their previous matchup on February 6th. Will Highland repeat their success, or does St. Pius X have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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