
Bears
01/10/25 @ Thomas County Central | 54-47 |
01/04/25 @ Northside | 70-51 |
12/28/24 vs Perry | 73-42 |
12/21/24 vs Bishop Snyder | 72-61 |
12/20/24 vs Florida State University High School | 61-60 |
Houston County extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Josh Jackson. The Houston County Bears walked away with a 54-47 win over the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets on Friday thanks in part to Jackson, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 21 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Gillespie, who posted six points. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
Thomas County Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Charlie Dunbar Iv, who had ten points and eight boards. Rodney Dunbar was another key player, putting up six points and nine rebounds.
Houston County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Thomas County Central, their record is now 10-5.
Houston County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-39 victory against Veterans on the 11th. As for Thomas County Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-55 win against Cairo on the 11th.
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