Cottage and Howard are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Cottage Cougars will take on the Howard Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cottage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cumberland Academy of Georgia 53-33 on Friday.
| 01/17/25 @ Cumberland Academy of Georgia | 25 |
| 01/15/25 vs Tapestry Charter | 9 |
| 01/08/25 @ Varsity Opponent | 6 |
| 12/18/24 vs Cumberland Academy of Georgia | 16 |
| 12/13/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 16 |
Cottage relied on the efforts of Gavin Akers, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 20 rebounds, and Maxwell Lagan, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 20 boards. With that strong performance, Lagan is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game.
Cottage was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Howard beat Varsity Opponent 51-44 on Wednesday.
Howard found their leader in sophomore Michael Davis, who posted 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Roberts, who put up 13 points.
Cottage's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-10. As for Howard, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Cottage came up short against Howard when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 46-42. Can Cottage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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