Calhoun City and Houston are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Calhoun City Wildcats will be playing at home against the Houston Hilltoppers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Calhoun City comes in on five and Houston on three.
If Calhoun City beats Houston with 82 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Calhoun City breezed by Vardaman to the tune of 82-34 on Tuesday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Houston ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They escaped with a win against Houlka by the margin of a single free throw, 64-63.
Calhoun City's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Houston, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Calhoun City's way against Houston when the teams last played back in February, as Calhoun City made off with a 78-52 victory. Will Calhoun City repeat their success, or does Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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