Basketball Recap: Humboldt Makes It 14 in a Row at Home

Humboldt had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 60-50 win over the Covington Chargers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 48-47 back in November of 2024.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/18/25 vs Covington	60-50
01/17/25 vs Bradford	72-40
12/10/24 vs Dyersburg	60-57
11/23/24 vs Gibson County	59-43
11/22/24 vs Haywood	57-56
+ 9 more games

Humboldt's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Covington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.

Humboldt will venture away from home to face off against West Carroll at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Humboldt is facing West Carroll at the right time seeing as West Carroll is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. Covington has already played their next game (against Millington Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.