The Elizabeth Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Sand Creek Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-41, which was the final score in Elizabeth's tilt against Falcon on Tuesday. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Sand Creek has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Classical Academy on Tuesday.
Elizabeth will have to contain Elijah Brotherns as he made an impact in Sand Creek's last game. He went 6-for-11 on his way to 19 points and three steals. What's more, Brotherns also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Josh Kotto was another key player, putting up four points.
Sand Creek's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Elizabeth, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Elizabeth was dealt a bruising 77-48 loss at the hands of Sand Creek when the teams last played back in January. Can Elizabeth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
