The Wakeland Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the Highland Park Scots at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wakeland took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 64-33 win over Newman Smith. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Trojans are ranked 830th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Highland Park had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lions 86-46. With the Scots ahead 49-29 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Wakeland pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Highland Park, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Wakeland came up short against Highland Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 62-50. Can Wakeland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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