Basketball Recap: Houston Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Northside Methodist Academy

Raiders

Team Score

01/07/25 vs Northside Methodist Academy	93
12/28/24 vs Carroll	81
12/26/24 vs Dale County	81
12/19/24 vs Daleville	65
12/30/24 vs Eufaula	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston Academy). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 93-48 victory over the Northside Methodist Academy Knights. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Knights are ranked 388th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Houston Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Northside Methodist Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Houston Academy will take on Wicksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northside Methodist Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Slocomb at 7:00 p.m. Slocomb will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Northside Methodist Academy surely won't give up without a fight.