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| 01/29/25 - Home | 69-73 L |
| 03/01/24 - Away | 48-63 L |
| 01/05/24 - Away | 26-76 L |
| 02/24/23 - Neutral | 61-72 L |
| 01/07/23 - Home | 50-57 L |
| + 5 more games |
Highlands and Newport are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Highlands Bluebirds will take on the Newport Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Highlands didn't have too much trouble with Newport Central Catholic as they won 71-53. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bluebirds.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Newport duked it out with Bellevue on Wednesday. Newport put the hurt on Bellevue with a sharp 69-43 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th in Kentucky, while the Tigers are ranked 253rd in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newport's win came from a few key players Highlands will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Amontae Lowe, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of James Turner, who posted eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Newport has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points over those games. Highlands' record is now 18-11.
Highlands came up short against Newport in their previous meeting back in January, falling 73-69. Can Highlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
