Basketball Preview: Copper Basin Cougars vs. Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Mustangs
Copper Basin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Mustangs will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Copper Basin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
In what's become a running theme this season, Copper Basin gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lookout Valley 51-13 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-7.
Copper Basin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Peyton Grabowski out in front who scored seven points along with eight steals and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Deal, who scored eight points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy was beaten by the Panthers 82-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Panthers are ranked 178th).
Copper Basin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything came up roses for Copper Basin against the Mustangs in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 65-4 win. With Copper Basin ahead 42-4 at the half, the match was all but over already.
