The Canterbury Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Canterbury sitting on three straight wins and LaBelle on four.
It was a proper cat-fight when Canterbury duked it out withBradenton Christian on Thursday. Canterbury snuck past Bradenton Christian with a 57-51 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 712th, while the Panthers are ranked 320th).
Meanwhile, LaBelle hadn't done well against Lemon Bay recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, LaBelle made off with a 43-42 victory over Lemon Bay.
LaBelle's win came from a few key players Canterbury will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jerrahd Williams, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five steals. He has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmelo Ramirez, who put up four points in addition to five boards and three steals.
LaBelle has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Canterbury, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Canterbury strolled past LaBelle in their previous meeting back in January of 2017 by a score of 64-46. Will Canterbury repeat their success, or does LaBelle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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