Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. The matchup between them and the Kosciusko Whippets didn't end well, with the Houston Hilltoppers falling 69-53. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Whippets are ranked 31st).
Jaqualen Moore
| 01/30/25 vs Kosciusko | 18 |
| 12/14/24 vs Bruce | 8 |
| 01/21/25 vs Louisville | 6 |
| 01/03/25 @ North Pontotoc | 6 |
| 12/17/24 @ Louisville | 6 |
Despite the loss, Houston still got an impressive performance from Jaqualen Moore, who went 9-for-16 en route to 18 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylin Rogers, who posted seven points.
Even though they lost, Houston was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kosciusko only racked up eight assists.
Cory Guyton Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kosciusko, putting up 19 points along with five assists and four steals. Guyton Jr's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ryan Tillman, who put up 13 points and five steals.
Houston's loss dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Kosciusko, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Houston has already played their next game (against Calhoun City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Kosciusko, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-42 win against Houston on the 6th.
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