The Haltom Buffalos waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They put the hurt on Bowie with a sharp 84-59 victory. That 25 points margin sets a new team best for Haltom this season.
It was another big night for Kuol Atak, who shot 8-for-18 from long range and dropped a double-double on 46 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Haltom's points. Another player making a difference was Ashton Moore, who scored 18 points.
Haltom has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Bowie, they bumped their record down to 12-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Haltom will challenge Sam Houston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sam Houston will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 687th, while Haltom is ranked 150th). As for Bowie, they will head out on the road to take on South Grand Prairie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Grand Prairie has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 218 points over their last three games.
