Lanier and Highlands are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. Both will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Friday, Lanier ended up a good deal behind Edison and lost 50-34. The matchup marked the Voks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Highlands entered their tilt with Fox Tech on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Buffaloes with a sharp 64-43 win. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 1291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highlands has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Lanier, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Lanier suffered a grim 57-34 defeat to Highlands when the teams last played back in January. Can Lanier avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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