Highland Park won the last time they faced Lake View and things went their way on Saturday too. The Highland Park Giants enjoyed a cozy 53-38 victory over the Lake View Wildcats. Given the Giants' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Wildcats are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake View's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Scottie Hightower, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Hightower a new career-high in assists (three). Isaiah Betancourt was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 14 points.
Highland Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Lake View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Highland Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Maine East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Highland Park's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Maine East has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road. As for Lake View, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-48 win against Prosser on the 21st.
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