Preview: Eaton Reds vs. Resurrection Christian Cougars
Eaton is 8-2 against Resurrection Christian since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eaton Reds will head out on the road to take on the Resurrection Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eaton comes in on seven and Resurrection Christian on 13.
Eaton can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past Bennett 68-37 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eaton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tayla Wiedeman, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Delaney Reuter, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Christian stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by Valley on the road to the tune of 59-19. Given Resurrection Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Valley is ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Olivia Klein, who scored 19 points. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 19 or more in the last three games she's played. Mackenzie Flikkema was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Eaton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Resurrection Christian, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Eaton hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.4 points per game. However, it's not like Resurrection Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Eaton came up short against Resurrection Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 58-45. Can Eaton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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