Basketball Recap: Cole Cougars vs. Providence Catholic Provets
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cole). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 75-24 victory over the Providence Catholic Provets. The Cougars pushed the score to 65-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Provets had no chance of recovering from.
Cole's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Avaya Brundidge led the charge by going 8 for 9 en route to 17 points plus six steals. With that strong performance, Brundidge is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Kendall Gonzales, who went 6 for 7 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Cole was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Providence Catholic lost, don't look at Isabella Otero. Despite the final result, she scored ten points along with three steals.
The win (which was Cole's third in a row) raised their record to 5-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Providence Catholic, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Coincidentally, Cole and Providence Catholic will both be playing Uvalde the next time they take the court. Cole will head out to face Uvalde at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, while Providence Catholic will play them later in the day, at 1:30 p.m.
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