On Monday, the Highland Hornets faced the St. Pius X Sartans in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Highland escaped with a win against St. Pius X by the margin of a single free throw, 49-48. This was a revenge matchup for Highland, as the team was forced to settle for a 60-58 loss when these two played last Friday.
Jesus Licon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. Licon is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Raul Stanford, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Pius X, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Valencia at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. St. Pius X is facing Valencia at the right time seeing as Valencia is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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