The Lone Star Rangers are taking a road trip to square off against the Highland Park Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lone Star beat Newman Smith 51-43.
Meanwhile, Highland Park had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They took down the Mustangs 53-37. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Mustangs are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland Park is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Lone Star, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
Lone Star came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, sneaking past 46-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Star since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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