The Highland Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Twinsburg Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Highland is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Monday, Highland made easy work of Berea-Midpark and carried off a 71-50 win. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Twinsburg came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Black Tigers 39-36. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Black Tigers are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Twinsburg found their leader in sophomore Jaci Hutton, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Hutton a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Dye, who posted ten points and three steals.
Highland pushed their record up to 21-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points over those games. As for Twinsburg, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Highland was able to grind out a solid victory over Twinsburg in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, winning 43-34. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Twinsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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