The Highlands Bluebirds will head out on the road to face off against the Simon Kenton Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Highlands is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Highlands can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 54-27 win over St. Henry. Given Highlands' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while St. Henry is ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Simon Kenton suffered a rough 69-46 defeat at the hands of Sacred Heart on Friday. Simon Kenton has not had much luck with Sacred Heart recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Simon Kenton, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8.
Highlands strolled past Simon Kenton in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 43-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for 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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