Chesapeake is 1-9 against Meade since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chesapeake Cougars will head out to face off against the Meade Mustangs at 6:45 p.m.
Chesapeake is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 23rd straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They were beaten by Howard 76-39. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Lions are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Meade didn't have too much trouble with Walter Johnson on Friday as they won 74-60. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Chesapeake better focus on containing Ashton Turman and Keon Scott as the pair were huge in Meade's win. Turman posted 23 points, while Scott earned 19 points. Turman continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Arouna Soumaoro, who had 11 points.
Meade has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.4 points per game. As for Chesapeake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Chesapeake took a serious blow against Meade in their previous matchup back in January, falling 71-39. Can Chesapeake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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