Basketball Game Preview: Highland Hornets vs. Valencia Jaguars

By Team Reports Feb 23, 2025, 1:27am

Basketball Preview: Highland Hornets vs. Valencia Jaguars

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02/21/25 @ St. Pius X45
02/19/25 @ Valencia48
02/14/25 vs Grants73
02/11/25 vs Belen58
02/04/25 vs St. Pius X47
+ 21 more games

Highland has gone a perfect 10-0 against Valencia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Highland Hornets will be playing at home against the Valencia Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Highland came up short against St. Pius X and fell 58-45. The contest marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Juan Limas, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. What's more, he also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Owen Cheng was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Meanwhile, Valencia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Belen. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Jaguars have suffered against the Eagles since February 5, 2022.

Valencia's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.

Highland didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Valencia when the teams last played on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Valencia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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