Basketball Game Preview: McKeesport Tigers vs. Laurel Highlands Mustangs

The McKeesport Tigers will face off against the Laurel Highlands Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

McKeesport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 74-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Belle Vernon on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (61), the Tigers still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Laurel Highlands against Waynesburg Central on Tuesday as the team secured a 78-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.

The victory got Laurel Highlands back to even at 2-2. As for McKeesport, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

McKeesport beat Laurel Highlands 80-67 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will McKeesport repeat their success, or does Laurel Highlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.