Two dominant guards in Jaleel Smith and Cal Pass Jr. are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Huss Huskies will square off against the Crest Chargers on Tuesday. One thing working in Huss' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matches.
Huss fought the good fight in their overtime game against Ashbrook on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Greenwave 95-89. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Greenwave: they've now lost four in a row.

Jaleel Smith
02/14/25 vs Ashbrook | 3 |
02/11/25 @ Stuart W. Cramer | 5 |
02/07/25 vs South Point | 3 |
02/04/25 vs Kings Mountain | 9 |
01/31/25 @ Crest | 2 |
+ 17 more games |
Huss' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips, who went 8-for-18 en route to 30 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, and Smith, who posted 26 points along with five boards and three steals. Smith is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Antonio Worthy, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 15 points.
Even though they lost, Huss smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Crest had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They walked away with a 72-63 win over the Mountaineers.
Crest pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Huss, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Huss came up short against Crest when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 65-59. Can Huss avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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