Basketball Game Preview: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears vs. Tri County Northeast Wolfpack

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge is 4-0 against Tri County Northeast since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack at 7:45 p.m. One thing working in Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Last Tuesday, everything went Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's way against Homer as Laurel-Concord-Coleridge made off with a 60-39 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bears just coasted through the last quarter.

Gibson Roberts was a one-man wrecking crew for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge as he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The game was Roberts' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cade Johnson, who posted 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals.

Meanwhile, Tri County Northeast came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Siouxland Christian 51-35 on Thursday.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Tri County Northeast, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.

Everything came up roses for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge against Tri County Northeast when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-31 victory. In that match, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge amassed a halftime lead of 36-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.