The Sandy Creek Cougars will take on the Nebraska Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sandy Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season.
Sandy Creek is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since December 7, 2023 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Paul, sneaking past 46-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
It was another big night for Ethan Shaw, who posted 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Sandy Creek's points. Another player making a difference was Kamerin Sealey, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nebraska Christian). They breezed by Elba to the tune of 63-12 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Sandy Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Nebraska Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Sandy Creek took their victory against Nebraska Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 49-27. Does Sandy Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nebraska Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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