Hampton is 5-0 against Highlands since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hampton Talbots will head out on the road to challenge the Highlands Golden Rams at 7:00 p.m. Hampton will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Even though Hampton has not done well against Mars recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Hampton walked away with a 54-42 win over Mars.
Even though Highlands has not done well against Knoch recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Highlands snuck past Knoch with a 56-52 win. Given Highlands' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Knoch is ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Highlands, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Everything went Hampton's way against Highlands when the teams last played back in February of 2019 as Hampton made off with a 48-25 victory. Will Hampton repeat their success, or does Highlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.