Bruce is 2-8 against Houlka since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bruce Trojans will face off against the Houlka Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Bruce focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 33 on Tuesday.
Bruce is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Eupora, falling 67-43.
Bruce's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sutton Gore, who posted eight points, and Ankavious Glass, who scored four points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Gore a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%).
Meanwhile, Houlka put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 52-45 victory over Aberdeen.
Elijah Foster was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Winter, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Houlka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Bruce's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Houlka, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Bruce came up short against Houlka in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Houlka's Jerome Staton, who went 8 for 10 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds. Now that Bruce knows 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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