The Highland Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Albany Comets at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Highland's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.
Last Tuesday, Highland earned a 74-61 win over Shullsburg. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Miners are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Albany came up short against Pecatonica on Tuesday and fell 61-51. The Comets have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.1 points per game. As for Albany, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Highland strolled past Albany in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 46-30. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Albany have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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