| 01/25/24 - Away | 57-41 W |
| 12/21/23 - Neutral | 48-39 W |
| 02/16/23 - Neutral | 34-28 W |
| 01/14/23 - Neutral | 39-19 W |
| 12/17/22 - Neutral | 52-40 W |
| + 5 more games |
Columbus is 10-0 against Shepherd since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Columbus Cougars will be playing at home against the Shepherd Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Columbus faced off against Park City last Saturday. Columbus put the hurt on Park City with a sharp 56-33 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars who have now won four contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Shepherd had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 92-15 win over the J Hawks. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the J Hawks are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbus pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.5 points per game. As for Shepherd, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Columbus strolled past Shepherd when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 57-41. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shepherd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
