The Highlands Owls and the Fox Tech Buffaloes will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highlands has three straight wins, Fox Tech has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Highlands didn't have too much trouble with Sam Houston as they won 71-52. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 1055th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fox Tech lost 40-20 to Edison on Thursday. The contest marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Fox Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 4-24.
Everything went Highlands' way against Fox Tech in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Highlands made off with a 64-43 victory. Does Highlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fox Tech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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