The Higley Knights will take on the O'Connor Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Higley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They strolled past Mountain Pointe with points to spare, taking the game 68-54. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Pride recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, O'Connor had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 73-67 W against the Bobcats.
Higley's victory bumped their record up to 20-6. As for O'Connor, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
Things could have been worse for Higley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-46 loss to O'Connor when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Higley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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