Irvin is 1-9 against Bowie since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rockets will head out to take on the Bears at 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Irvin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-38 to Harmony Science Academy.
Meanwhile, Bowie had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Panthers 67-37. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Irvin better keep an eye on Johan Comacho. He was instrumental in Bowie's win, dropping a double-double with 25 points and 18 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Comacho has scored at least a third of the Bears' points. Jayden Escobar was another key player, going 6-for-14 en route to 12 points and five rebounds.
Bowie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.6 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 15.6.
The win got Bowie back to even at 13-13. As for Irvin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19.
Irvin was taken down by Bowie 93-33 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Comacho, who almost dropped a triple-double with 33 points, ten boards, and nine assists. Now that the Rockets know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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