Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pontotoc). They came out on top against the Houston Hilltoppers by a score of 73-62 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Houston's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kase Brooks, who went 7 for 12 en route to 16 points plus two blocks, and Braylin Rogers, who went 5 for 8 en route to 16 points. Damorio Hamilton was another key player, earning seven points.
Pontotoc has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Houston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Pontotoc will take on South Pontotoc in a tournament on Saturday. Houston has already played their next match (against Pontotoc), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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