The Calhoun City Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Houston Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Houston likes a good challenge.
Calhoun City is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Shannon: they outscored them in every quarter. Calhoun City strolled past Shannon with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 68-52.
Meanwhile, Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to Kosciusko at home by a 69-53 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Whippets are ranked 39th).
Calhoun City's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
Calhoun City won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, slipping by Houston 51-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calhoun City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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