Bruce is 1-9 against Houlka since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bruce Trojans will welcome the Houlka Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-36, which was the final score in Bruce's tilt against Calhoun City on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Wildcats are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Houlka waltzed into their game on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 60-57 win over the Chieftains. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since December 5, 2023.
Houlka is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Bruce, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-14.
Bruce was taken down by Houlka 88-60 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Houlka's Dee Simon, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals. Now that Bruce knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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