Preview: Bloomington North Cougars vs. Southport Cardinals
Bloomington North is 1-8 against Southport since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bloomington North Cougars will be playing at home against the Southport Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bloomington North has four straight victories, Southport has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Bloomington North has not done well against Columbus East recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Bloomington North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 victory over Columbus East.
Ava Reitmeyer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Bloomington North's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Robbennolt, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Southport had to settle for a 51-48 loss against Greenwood on Tuesday.
Bloomington North's victory lifted them to 5-2 while Columbus East's loss dropped them down to 3-8.
Bloomington North came up short against Southport in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 67-57. Will Bloomington North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
