Basketball Preview: Winters Blizzards vs. Highland Hornets
Having just played yesterday, the Winters Blizzards will jump right back in to play the Highland Hornets at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Winters has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Highland will come in with four straight victories.
Winters saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 38-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Robert Lee.
Meanwhile, Highland escaped with a win last Tuesday against Ralls by the margin of a single free throw, 29-28.
Highland pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Winters, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Winters strolled past Highland in their previous meeting back in November of 2016 by a score of 57-43. Does Winters have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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