Basketball Game Preview: Cottonwood Colts vs. East Leopards

Cottonwood is 1-6 against East since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Both will face off at 2:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played.

Cottonwood saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 61-52 to Draper APA.

Meanwhile, East came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Hillcrest by a score of 44-33 on Friday.

Cottonwood's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for East, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.

Cottonwood couldn't quite finish off East in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 48-46. Can Cottonwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.