Basketball Recap: Huntsville Drops Highest Score of Season Against Rudder

Hornets

Team Score (Highest)

02/07/25 vs Rudder	98
12/13/24 vs Aldine	80
12/03/24 vs Aldine	79
01/14/25 @ Rudder	77
12/12/24 vs Caney Creek	76

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Huntsville). They claimed a resounding 98-62 win over the Rudder Rangers. The Hornets have beaten the Rangers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rangers has come to flipping the script.

Huntsville pushed their record up to 18-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points over those games. As for Rudder, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-17 record this season.

Coming up, Huntsville will head out to square off against Lake Creek at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Huntsville likes a good challenge. As for Rudder, they will be playing at home against A&M Consolidated at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.