Bears
| 02/19/25 vs Loganville | 43 |
| 02/14/25 @ Lee County | 59 |
| 02/13/25 vs Northside | 72 |
| 02/07/25 @ Coffee | 45 |
| 02/01/25 vs Thomas County Central | 60 |
| + 23 more games |
The Houston County Bears will venture away from home to take on the Alexander Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Houston County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Houston County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Loganville 43-41. The 43-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Houston County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Malik Gillespie out in front who posted nine points along with five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kam Plummer, who scored 11 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Alexander came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 68-46 margin over the Wolfpack. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alexander pushed their record up to 21-7 with the victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for Houston County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
