The Highland Hornets will take on the Pantego Christian Panthers in a tournament on Friday. Highland will be strutting in after a win while Pantego Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Highland will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Loraine on Friday. Highland blew past Loraine 60-34. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their 29-point performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Pantego Christian came up short against Abilene Christian on Friday and fell 67-59. While losing is never fun, Pantego Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 896th, while Abilene Christian is ranked 362nd).
Highland will need focus on slowing down Evan Jackson, one of several Pantego Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 14 en route to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Jackson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Brooks, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points along with six boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Pantego Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Highland now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Pantego Christian, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
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