Basketball Game Preview: Houston County Bears vs. Northside Eagles

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Previous Games

01/04/25 - Away	70-51 W
01/20/24 - Away	74-66 W
01/06/24 - Home	62-49 W
01/21/23 - Home	57-53 W
01/07/23 - Away	77-72 W
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Houston County is 9-1 against Northside since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Houston County Bears will get right back to it and host the Northside Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Houston County will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Houston County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Coffee, posting a 75-42 win. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Trojans are ranked 420th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Northside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Peach County on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory.

Northside's win came from a few key players Houston County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Vontrez Quainton, who posted 18 points and three steals. Braylon Price was another key player, putting up ten points.

Houston County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Northside, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Houston County strolled past Northside in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 70-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Northside's Jordan Gaines, who went 8 of 17 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Houston County still be able to contain Gaines? There's only one way to find out.