Basketball Recap: Highland Drops Highest Score of Season Against Valencia

Hornets

Team Score (Highest)

02/24/25 vs Valencia	80
11/26/24 @ Sandia	78
02/14/25 vs Grants	73
12/21/24 vs Miyamura	72
01/22/25 vs Del Norte	69

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). Everything went their way against the Valencia Jaguars on Monday as the Highland Hornets made off with an 80-59 win. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 48-43 win last Wednesday.

Highland was led to victory by Jesus Licon and Juan Limas. Licon shot 60% from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and seven assists, while Limas went 10-for-14 to rack up 28 points along with seven boards and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Limas a new career-high in shooting accuracy (71%). Owen Cheng was another key player, putting up seven points.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Highland was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Valencia saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carin Bustillos posted 23 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Diego Baeza, who put up 12 points.

Highland now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Valencia, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-17.

Highland has already played their next game, an 84-56 victory against Belen on the 26th. Valencia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.