The Courtland Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Eastern View Cyclones at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Courtland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They escaped with a win on Tuesday against James Monroe by the margin of a single free throw, 63-62. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Eastern View had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They blew past the Knights, posting a 75-30 victory. The Cyclones have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Courtland is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Eastern View, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Courtland and Eastern View were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Courtland came up empty-handed after a 55-54 loss. Can Courtland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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