Preview: Cincinnati Christian Cougars vs. Lockland Panthers
Cincinnati Christian is 8-0 against Lockland since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cincinnati Christian Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Lockland Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Lockland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cincinnati Christian, who comes in off a win.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact Cincinnati Christian proved on Saturday. They put the hurt on Dunbar with a sharp 51-31 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cincinnati Christian.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cincinnati Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Serena Cyprien, who scored 12 points along with 5 steals. Addison Raby was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Lockland had to start their season on the road on Monday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were beaten by Reading 51-11. Lockland has not had much luck with Reading recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Liselle Bradford was Lockland's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Mary Sales held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
The wins kept both teams' perfect 2-0 season records intact.
Cincinnati Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Lockland in their previous meeting back in January, winning 47-35. Will Cincinnati Christian repeat their success, or does Lockland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
