It's playoff time, and Highland Park had no trouble coming through when it counted. They managed a 42-37 victory over the Emerson Mavericks on Monday. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Mavericks are ranked 425th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 22-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points over those games. As for Emerson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-16.
As of now, neither Highland Park nor Emerson have any future games scheduled.
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