The McEwen Warriors will face off against the Houston County Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McEwen is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
McEwen is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Perry County: they outscored them in every quarter. McEwen took down Perry County 68-49 two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, after only 28 points in their last game, Houston County made sure to put some points up on the board against McKenzie on Saturday. Houston County strolled past McKenzie with points to spare, taking the game 65-51.
McEwen better focus on containing Hagan Honeycutt and Mac Baggett as the pair were huge in Houston County's win. Honeycutt posted 18 points, while Baggett went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance gave Honeycutt a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Casen Clark, who put up 11 points and six boards.
Houston County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. McEwen pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
McEwen skirted past Houston County 53-51 when the teams last played on February 4th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clark, who went 8-for-14 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will McEwen still be able to contain Clark? There's only one way to find out.
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