Basketball Game Preview: Higley Knights vs. Highland Hawks

Higley is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Highland is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Higley Knights will welcome the Highland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Higley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.

Higley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Campo Verde just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 76-68 to the Coyotes. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Coyotes are ranked 56th).

Meanwhile, Highland strolled past Queen Creek with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 77-60.

Highland's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Higley, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.

Higley might still be hurting after the 65-45 defeat they got from Highland when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland's Ty Crandall, who went 8 for 14 en route to 26 points and five boards. Now that Higley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.