Basketball Game Preview: Laurel Highlands Mustangs vs. McKeesport Tigers

The Laurel Highlands Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the McKeesport Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel Highlands will be strutting in after a victory while McKeesport will be coming in after a defeat.

Laurel Highlands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Waynesburg Central, posting a 78-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.

Meanwhile, McKeesport came up short against Belle Vernon on Tuesday and fell 74-63. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Leopards: they've now lost four in a row.

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

Laurel Highlands came up short against McKeesport when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 80-67. Can Laurel Highlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.