Northside is 1-9 against Houston County since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Northside Eagles will challenge the Houston County Bears at 4:00 p.m. Northside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Northside didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Peach County, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win.
Northside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vontrez Quainton led the charge by putting up 18 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Price, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston County). They claimed a resounding 75-42 victory over Coffee. The win was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won eight contests in a row.
Houston County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Northside, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Northside ended up a good deal behind Houston County when the teams last played two weeks ago, losing 70-51. Can Northside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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