Basketball Game Preview: Heights Bulldogs vs. Lamar Texans

The Heights Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Lamar Texans at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cesar E. Chavez to the tune of 64-13 on Saturday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 55-11 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lobos had no chance of recovering from.

Jazmyne Gilbert and Mira Johnson were among the main playmakers for Heights as the former went 9 for 13 on her way to 22 points along with eight steals and five assists and the latter went 8 of 18 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Gilbert is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last ten games she's played. Emma Syphard was another key player, putting up four points and four steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.9 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 7.4.

Meanwhile, Lamar was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Cesar E. Chavez 71-10. The Texans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.

Lamar has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.1 points per game. As for Heights, they pushed their record up to 10-13 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

Heights didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lamar in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lamar's Phoenix Sneed, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heights still be able to contain Sneed? There's only one way to find out.