The Courtland Cougars just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the King George Foxes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Courtland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 76-64 to Culpeper County on Monday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Airyana Maze, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. She is becoming a predictor of Courtland's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is 8-4 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jayla Talley, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for King George, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Caroline by a score of 54-42 on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Foxes as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
King George's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-10. As for Courtland, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Courtland beat King George 35-27 in their previous matchup on January 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Courtland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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