Preview: Hutto Hippos vs. Waxahachie Indians
After two games on the road, Hutto is heading back home. They will take on the Waxahachie Indians at 7:00 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.
Last Friday, Hutto didn't have too much trouble with Midway on the road as they won 60-43.
Jacques Calhoun went supernova for Hutto, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Calhoun scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Byron Piper, who scored 11 points.
Hutto's lineup was just a bit different last Friday as Calhoun got a bit more time on the court (30 vs. his season average of 15.45). Calhoun made the most of the opportunity, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Waxahachie had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Skyline as Waxahachie made off with a 71-47 win. With Waxahachie ahead 38-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Waxahachie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Gatewood, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Jefferson, who scored 11 points.
Waxahachie used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Skyline. And. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Chance Perry scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while he scored 11 points.
Hutto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-15 record this season. As for Waxahachie, their win bumped their record up to 21-10.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hutto hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.4 points per game. However, it's not like Waxahachie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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