Basketball Game Preview: Heights Bulldogs vs. Houston Math Science & Tech Tigers

Heights has gone 9-1 against Houston Math Science & Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Heights Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Houston Math Science & Tech Tigers at 10:00 a.m. Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.

Heights will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Bellaire on Tuesday. Heights was the clear victor by a 74-54 margin over Bellaire. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 80th).

Dj Baines had a dynamite game for Heights, going 7 for 14 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds. Those six boards gave Baines a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric (Ej) Beard Jr, who posted 12 points.

Meanwhile, Houston Math Science & Tech ended up a good deal behind Cesar E. Chavez on Wednesday and lost 53-39. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Lobos recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Heights pushed their record up to 17-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 50 points. As for Houston Math Science & Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17.

Everything came up roses for Heights against Houston Math Science & Tech in their previous matchup on January 6th, as the squad secured a 94-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heights since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.