The Laurel Highlands Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Southmoreland Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Laurel Highlands will head out to face Southmoreland after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Laurel Highlands fell to Elizabeth Forward 60-56. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Warriors are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southmoreland). They managed a 62-58 win over Ringgold on Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Scotties as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Laurel Highlands' loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Southmoreland, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Laurel Highlands against Southmoreland in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured an 84-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laurel Highlands 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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