A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Kirby Cougars take on the Hamilton Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... One thing working in Kirby's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 23 matches.
Kirby is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Ridgeway just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 76-75 to the Roadrunners. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (68), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 75-48 loss at the hands of Ridgeway. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Roadrunners are ranked 111th).
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Kirby, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
Everything came up roses for Kirby against Hamilton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 82-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirby since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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