The Highland Park Scots will head out to challenge the Washington Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland Park is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Highland Park sidestepped Atchison for a 51-48 win. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Phoenix are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Washington has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-56 heartbreaker at the hands of Lawrence.
Highland Park's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.9 points per game. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Highland Park took their win against Washington when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 67-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Park 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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