Preview: The Colony Cougars vs. Longview Lobos
The Colony Cougars will be playing at home against the Longview Lobos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in The Colony's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 contests.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but The Colony had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 victory over the Longhorns. Given The Colony's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while White is ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Longview had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 50-49 photo finish over Crandall. That's two games straight that Longview has won by exactly one point.
Davis Justice was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Chris Head, who scored six points.
The Colony has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season. As for Longview, their victory bumped their record up to 32-4.
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