The South Laurel Cardinals will face off against the Evangel Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Laurel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Northshore, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (South Laurel was ranked tenth). South Laurel fell just short of Northshore by a score of 66-64 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cardinals have suffered since December 16, 2023.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 57-50 to Miller Career Academy. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Evangel Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for South Laurel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
South Laurel came up short against Evangel Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 55-48. Can South Laurel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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