The Houston Mustangs will take on the Dyer County Choctaws in a holiday battle at 3:30 p.m. on Monday at. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Houston comes in on five and Dyer County on eight.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Houston beat Holmes County Central 58-53.
Laila Mcnamee was her usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds. That's the first time this season that she scored 15 or more points. Amani Lipscomb was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Dyer County beat Union City 61-48 on Saturday. Given Dyer County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while Union City is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Houston is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Dyer County, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Houston suffered a grim 56-36 defeat to Dyer County in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Houston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
