Basketball Preview: Central of Coosa County Cougars vs. Fayetteville Wolves
Central of Coosa County has gone 8-2 against Fayetteville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Central of Coosa County Cougars will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Fayetteville Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Central of Coosa County focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Central of Coosa County is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Fayetteville. Central of Coosa County really took it to Fayetteville for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-13 victory. With the Cougars ahead 50-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Central of Coosa County found their leader in sophomore Queen Ballard, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 16 rebounds. Ballard has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Myrakel Coleman, who went 6 for 15 en route to 13 points plus seven steals.
Central of Coosa County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Central of Coosa County against Fayetteville when the teams last played on Tuesday, as the team secured a 70-13 win. In that match, Central of Coosa County amassed a halftime lead of 50-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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