The Southern Lab Kittens will square off against the Ouachita Christian Eagles on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Lab is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Pickering, posting a 72-21 win. The Kittens have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ouachita Christian had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Fighting Blue Jays 41-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since December 22, 2024.
Southern Lab has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. Ouachita Christian's victory bumped their record up to 27-3.
Southern Lab was able to grind out a solid win over Ouachita Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 51-42. Will Southern Lab repeat their success, or does Ouachita Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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