Basketball Game Preview: Echo Cougars vs. Cove Leopards

Echo and Cove are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Echo Cougars will welcome the Cove Leopards at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Echo will be strutting in after a win while Cove will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, Echo didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Griswold, but they still walked away with a 63-57 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, Cove ended up a good deal behind Nixyaawii Community on Wednesday and lost 59-43. The Leopards haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Echo's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Cove, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.

Echo came up short against Cove in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-52. Will Echo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.