Houston County managed to keep up with McKenzie until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Houston County Fighting Irish came up short against the McKenzie Rebels, falling 76-54. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now lost four in a row.
| 11/26/24 vs Stewart County | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs McKenzie | 9 |
| 01/21/25 vs Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central | 7 |
| 12/28/24 vs Cheatham County Central | 6 |
| 11/19/24 vs East Hickman County | 6 |
Several Fighting Irish players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Townes Epps, who posted nine points. That's the most points Epps has posted since back in November of 2024. Hagan Honeycutt was another key player, putting up ten points and seven assists.
Houston County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for McKenzie, they moved to 10-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Houston County will be playing at home against Waverly Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Houston County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season. As for McKenzie, they will host Huntingdon at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in McKenzie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
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