Basketball Preview: Eagle Mustangs vs. Columbia Wildcats
Eagle is 5-0 against Columbia since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Eagle Mustangs will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Columbia Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Eagle will be strutting in after a victory while Columbia will be coming in after a loss.
Eagle is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Twin Falls. Eagle took down Twin Falls 54-36 on Saturday.
Andrew Palferman was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Clark Kochivar, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Columbia unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to Rocky Mountain at home by a 75-58 margin on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now lost six in a row.
Eagle strolled past Columbia in their previous matchup back in January of 2018 by a score of 53-39. Will Eagle repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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