A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Bearcats take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Baldwyn will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Biggersville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Baldwyn took down Biggersville 69-50 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Bearcats have won by exactly 19 points.
Houlka has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 70-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Lowndes on Friday. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 19-12 in the first quarter.
Baldwyn will need to focus on slowing down Jerome Staton, one of several Houlka players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 of 18 to rack up 22 points and four steals. Staton continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Elijah Foster, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points and four steals.
Baldwyn is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for Houlka, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
Everything came up roses for Baldwyn against Houlka when the teams last played back in January of 2021, as the team secured an 80-39 victory. Will Baldwyn repeat their success, or does Houlka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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