For a week that began with such promise following the announcement of new contracts for head coach Wilmer Cabrera and team vice-president and general manager Matt Jordan to end with a 2-0 home loss was almost unfathomable before Saturday night. Consecutive home losses, something that had not happened since October of the 2016 season was even more unthinkable considering the juggernaut Cabrera’s offensive magic created last season.
This season the finishing power that thrust Houston to a franchise scoring record and an intimidating at home foe game in and game out last season has not consistently materialized this season despite the high octane pressure they have put opposition defenses.