The Houston Tigers were held to single digits in each of the first three quarters Tuesday night in a 45-36 loss at Cabool.
The Tigers (9-10) have dropped three consecutive games as they fell below the .500 mark for the season.
Jonathan Page scored 10 points as the lone Houston player in double figures. Chad Hutsell and sophomore Jesse Setters added six apiece.
Despite scoring just seven points in each of the first two quarters, the Tigers only trailed by four points at the half. But Cabool used a 13-2 edge in the third quarter to take control.
Houston 7 7 2 18 – 36
Cabool 10 8 13 13 – 45
HOUSTON (9-10) – Page 4 2-5 10. Oakley 1 1-1 3. Buckner 2 0-0 5. Setters 2 0-0 6. O’Neil 0 0-1 0. Hutsell 3 0-0 6. TScheets 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 3-7 36.
CABOOL – Patrick 5 1-1 11. Skaggs 2 3-3 8. Stoutenborough 1 6-13 8. Davis 1 0-0 2. Smith 3 2-2 9. Lucussen 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 14-21 45.
3-pointers: Houston 3 (Setters 2, Buckner); Cabool 2 (Skaggs, Smith).
