Basketball Recap: Norwood Piles Up the Points Against Houston

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Cabool	64
12/10/24 @ Conway	49
11/22/24 vs Dora	44
12/05/24 @ Marionville	43
01/14/25 @ Houston	35

Norwood won the last time they faced Houston and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Norwood Pirates breezed by the Houston Tigers to the tune of 73-38. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 28 points or more this season.

Norwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carder Kelly led the charge by going 7 for 12 en route to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Noah Drake, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.

Norwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.

Norwood's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points per game. As for Houston, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Norwood has already played their next game, a 42-36 victory against Hartville on the 17th. Houston has also already played their next match (against Willow Springs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.