The Echo Cougars will face off against the Cove Leopards at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Cove will be up against a hot Echo squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Echo blew past Griswold 52-28 on Tuesday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Grizzlies are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cove). Everything went their way against Nixyaawii Community on Wednesday as Cove made off with a 51-27 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Leopards have posted since December 13, 2024.
Echo pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.8 points over those games. As for Cove, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-19.
Everything came up roses for Echo against Cove when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 58-23 win. Does Echo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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