Basketball Recap: Howell Falls Short Against Ranked Troy-Buchanan

On Tuesday, Howell faced Troy-Buchanan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Howell Vikings fell 54-44 to the Troy-Buchanan Trojans. The Vikings have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Howell's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 15-4. As for Troy-Buchanan, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.

Howell will face off against Howell North at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Howell is facing Howell North at the right time seeing as Howell North is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Troy-Buchanan has already played their next match (against Fort Zumwalt West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.