The Cedar Grove Saints will take on the Alexander Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, Cedar Grove came up short against Columbia and fell 75-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (56), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Emanuel Green, who posted 23 points. Another player making a difference was Dontavius Stringfield, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Alexander beat Cherokee 59-54 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Cedar Grove better focus on containing Torian Greene and Jayden Crawford as the pair were huge in Alexander's win. Greene shot 55% from the field to rack up 21 points, while Crawford put up 13 points and six boards. Those 21 points gave Greene a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Jackson, who earned four points and eight rebounds.
Alexander has also opened the season with a perfect 2-0 record. As for Cedar Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Cedar Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Alexander in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, but they still walked away with a 45-40 win. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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