If McKenzie was feeling good fresh off their 57-19 takedown of West Carroll last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The McKenzie Rebels took a hard 65-51 fall against the Houston County Fighting Irish on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Fighting Irish this season, with their most recent loss being a 78-63 defeat on February 7th.
Houston County was led to victory by Hagan Honeycutt and Mac Baggett. Honeycutt posted 18 points, while Baggett went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Baggett a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Casen Clark, who put up 11 points and six rebounds.
McKenzie has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. Houston County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
McKenzie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Houston County, they will face off against McEwen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Houston County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
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