Howard was the 46-42 winner over Cottage when they last played one another back in November of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Howard Hawks were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 51-50 to the Cottage Cougars.
Despite the loss, Howard still got an impressive performance from Michael Davis, who posted 29 points. Keegan Roberts was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cottage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maxwell Lagan, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards. Lagan's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Barnes, who put up 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Howard has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 points. As for Cottage, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season.
Howard has already played their next matchup, a 63-42 win against Atlanta Area School for the Deaf on the 29th. As for Cottage, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-40 defeat against Varsity Opponent on the 31st.
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