The Howell Highlanders will square off against the Saline Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Saline will be up against a hot Howell team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Howell took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 56-28 win over Canton. With the Highlanders ahead 33-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saline). They breezed past Huron to the tune of 68-29 on Tuesday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the River Rats are ranked 462nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Howell's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 20.3 points. As for Saline, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Howell didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Saline in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Does Howell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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