The Boone Braves will face off against the University Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Boone's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
Boone is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Oak Ridge just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Pioneers and fell 99-58. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Pioneers are ranked 25th).
The losing side was boosted by Connor Summer, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Cooley, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, University's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 72-63 to Colonial. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (61), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Boone's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Boone didn't have too much breathing room in their game against University in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 58-53 victory. Does Boone have another victory up their sleeve, or will University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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