Having just played yesterday, the Falkner Eagles will get right back to it and host the Houlka Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Houlka took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Falkner, who comes in off a win.
Falkner is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Blue Mountain 75-51 on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Cougars are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Houlka just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against East Union, falling 63-18. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Urchins recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Molly Earnest was Houlka's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Tink Moore held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Houlka's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Falkner, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Falkner strolled past Houlka in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 49-33. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Houlka's Olivia Halford, who went 8 for 18 en route to 23 points plus seven rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Falkner to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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