Houston won the last time they faced Bruce and things went their way on Saturday too. The Houston Hilltoppers snuck past the Bruce Trojans with a 56-50 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Houston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Antavious Hill, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. Hill is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaqualen Moore, who posted eight points and 15 rebounds.
Houston was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bruce only racked up eight assists.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayden Welch, who had ten points. What's more, Welch also racked up two assists, the most he's had since back in January. Markeevis Gladney was another key player, putting up 14 points and three steals.
Houston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Bruce, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Houston and Louisville will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Houston is facing Louisville at the right time seeing as Louisville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bruce, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-56 win against Vardaman on the 16th.
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