Basketball Game Preview: Bellaire Cardinals vs. Houston Math Science & Tech Tigers

By Team Reports Jan 10, 2025, 1:46am

Basketball Preview: Bellaire Cardinals vs. Houston Math Science & Tech Tigers

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Bellaire has gone 9-1 against Houston Math Science & Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Bellaire Cardinals take on the Houston Math Science & Tech Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Bellaire knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Houston Math Science & Tech likes a good challenge.

Last Tuesday, Bellaire beat Lamar 68-60. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Texans are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shelton Henderson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 11 on his way to 25 points in addition to six boards and three steals. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohlman Dutton, who posted 16 points.

Bellaire was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 58 points the game before, Houston Math Science & Tech was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a blow against Heights, falling 94-26. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.

Trevan Williams was Houston Math Science & Tech's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Chadwick Stearns held things down on the boards with five rebounds.

Bellaire is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Houston Math Science & Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.

This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Bellaire hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.9 points per game. It's a different story for Houston Math Science & Tech, though, as they've been averaging only 39.6 points. The only thing between Bellaire and another offensive beatdown is Houston Math Science & Tech. Will they be able to keep them contained?

Everything came up roses for Bellaire against Houston Math Science & Tech in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 77-17 victory. In that game, Bellaire amassed a halftime lead of 41-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.

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