The Kirkwood Cobras will square off against the Kenwood Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kirkwood will be strutting in after a victory while Kenwood will be coming in after a loss.
Kirkwood is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They enjoyed a cozy 51-37 victory over West Creek on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Kenwood came up short against Dickson County on Tuesday and fell 50-42. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Cougars are ranked 150th).
Kirkwood will need to focus on slowing down Sarai Townsend, one of several Kenwood players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points. Yazmine Pearson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Kenwood has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Kirkwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-15.
Kirkwood didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kenwood when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 56-50 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pearson, who put up 20 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kirkwood still be able to contain Pearson? There's only one way to find out.
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