Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Carroll

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carroll). They walked away with a 62-52 victory over the Rossville Hornets on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Rossville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Dunn, who posted 11 points and six boards. Those 11 points gave Dunn a new career-high. Jordan Skiles was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

12/20/24 vs Rossville	62-52
12/13/24 @ Caston	52-43
12/06/24 vs Frontier	53-33
12/03/24 vs Tri-County	61-31
11/26/24 @ Lewis Cass	44-33

The win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Rossville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3.

Carroll wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-27 victory against North Newton on the 21st. As for Rossville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-50 win against Lafayette Central Catholic on the 21st.