The Crane Medical Cougars will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Jones Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Crane Medical: 24.6, Jones: 29.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Crane Medical stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They breezed by Schurz at home to the tune of 68-9. The win was nothing new for Crane Medical as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crane Medical to victory, but perhaps none more so than Za'Nylah Moaton, who scored 20 points along with seven steals and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moaton has scored all season. Sariah Allen was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 steals.
Jones took a 59-point defeat the last time they faced off against Collins, but they managed to turn things around on Tuesday. Jones didn't even let Collins onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Jones has scored all year.
Crane Medical's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Jones, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Crane Medical didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jones in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-43 win. Will Crane Medical repeat their success, or does Jones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.