Bruce has gone 8-2 against Houlka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bruce Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Houlka Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Houlka took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bruce, who comes in off a win.
Bruce will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Calhoun City, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Bruce enjoyed a cozy 47-29 win over Calhoun City on Thursday.
Laken Corbit
| 01/09/25 @ Calhoun City | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs Calhoun City | 9 |
| 11/26/24 vs Senatobia | 8 |
| 12/03/24 @ Vardaman | 7 |
| 12/07/24 vs Mooreville | 6 |
Bruce can attribute much of their success to Laken Corbit, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 20 boards, and A'Toria Knox, who posted 22 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Corbit a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ca'Laiah Shackelford, who had four points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Houlka was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were beaten by Okolona 62-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Chieftains are ranked 59th).
Houlka's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Bruce, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Everything came up roses for Bruce against Houlka in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-16 win. In that contest, Bruce amassed a halftime lead of 41-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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