Basketball Game Preview: Capital Cougars vs. Cabell Midland Knights

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Previous Games

02/07/24 - Home	74-78 L
02/02/24 - Away	62-69 L
02/18/23 - Neutral	62-61 W
02/08/23 - Home	65-63 W
01/14/23 - Neutral	61-82 L
+ 5 more games

Capital and Cabell Midland are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Capital Cougars will square off against the Cabell Midland Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

It was a proper cat-fight when Capital challenged Chapmanville Regional on Wednesday. Capital lost to Chapmanville Regional at home by a 76-58 margin. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cabell Midland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Breathitt County 58-55.

Capital better keep an eye on Coleson Christus. He was instrumental in Cabell Midland's win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Those 21 points gave Christus a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Phillips, who posted ten points.

The win got Cabell Midland back to even at 8-8. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.

Capital came up short against Cabell Midland when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 78-74. Can Capital avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.