Highland is 2-8 against West Mesa since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Highland Hornets just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the West Mesa Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Valley 61-18. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Highland had a senior duo take command as Ava Cordova went 5 of 8 en route to 12 points and Breanna Payton went 6 for 9 on her way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Rebecca Neal, who posted four points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, West Mesa got the win against Manzano on Thursday by a conclusive 65-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Highland has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for West Mesa, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Highland was able to grind out a solid victory over West Mesa when the teams last played last Friday, winning 44-37. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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