The Daleville Broncos will take on the Cowan Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Daleville has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Cowan will arrive with six straight wins.
Daleville pushed their score all the way to 69 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Alexandria-Monroe by a score of 71-69.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Koleman Newsome, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Meryck Adams, who scored 19 points along with two blocks.
Cowan proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 44) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Southern Wells out 47-44. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, as Cowan did.
Cole Duncan was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 20 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayden Terry, who scored five points.
Daleville's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Cowan, they pushed their record up to 10-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Daleville hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.8 points per game. However, it's not like Cowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Daleville couldn't quite finish off Cowan when the teams last played back in January and fell 65-62. Can Daleville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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