Basketball Game Preview: Highland Hornets vs. Del Norte Knights

Highland is 10-0 against Del Norte since November of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Highland Hornets will challenge the Del Norte Knights at 7:00 p.m. Highland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 64-63 to West Mesa. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (61), the Hornets still had to take the loss.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Rebecca Neal, who posted seven points in addition to nine boards and five assists. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Cordova, who earned 18 points and six assists.

Neal wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Highland was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Del Norte was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 27-23 to Melrose. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Highland, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-8.

Highland strolled past Del Norte when the teams last played last Wednesday by a score of 50-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.