The Cannon Cougars and the Miami Stingarees will compete for holiday cheer at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Cannon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
Cannon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: DME Academy, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Cannon was ranked ninth). Cannon lost 73-52 to DME Academy on Friday. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite their defeat, Cannon saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jakaila Gaskin, who posted ten points and five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Madison Drayton, who had 12 points.
Meanwhile, Miami unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 41-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southridge.
This is the second loss in a row for Cannon and nudges their season record down to 10-3. As for Miami, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
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