Emerson and Highland Park squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Emerson had to settle for second. They took a 42-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highland Park Scots. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Scots are ranked 101st).
Emerson has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 17-16 record this season. As for Highland Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season.
As of now, neither Emerson nor Highland Park have any future games scheduled.
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