Basketball Game Preview: Mount Calm vs. Wortham Bulldogs

Mount Calm will head out on the road to face off against the Wortham Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Mount Calm is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Covington: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mount Calm blew Covington out of the water with a 60-31 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mount Calm.

Jacob Maples

Points (Career)

11/24/25 vs Covington	19
02/04/25 vs Coolidge	10
01/10/25 @ Coolidge	10
12/03/24 vs Dawson	10
01/03/25 @ Trinidad	9

Jacob Maples was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Peterson, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.

While Wortham didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Cross Roads 74-47. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 27 points or more this season.

Mount Calm's record now sits at 2-0. As for Wortham, their record is now 4-1.