Hermleigh and Highland are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Hermleigh Cardinals will play host again on Friday to welcome the Highland Hornets, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Hermleigh is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Leakey at home to the tune of 78-34 on Friday. Considering the Cardinals have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Highland made easy work of Blackwell last Friday and carried off a 66-44 victory. Highland pushed the score to 60-30 by the end of the third, a deficit Blackwell cut but never quite recovered from.
Hermleigh's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Hermleigh ended up a good deal behind Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 76-60. Can Hermleigh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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