The Houlka Wildcats and the Byers Lions squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Houlka Wildcats had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 70-36 loss at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, Houlka can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Byers is ranked 68th).
Despite the loss, Houlka still got an impressive performance from Elijah Kilpatrick, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals. Kilpatrick is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Elijah Foster was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Houlka struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Houlka's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Byers, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4.
Houlka does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Byers, they will square off against Coffeeville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Byers knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Coffeeville likes a good challenge.
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