The Cedar Creek Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Cedar Park Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Cedar Park likes a good challenge.
Cedar Creek is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since January 23rd on Tuesday. They skirted past Gateway College Preparatory 63-60.
Cedar Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenji Franklin, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Franklin has scored at least a third of Cedar Creek's points. Phineas Koplin was another key player, going 6 for 15 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cedar Park came up short against Pflugerville on Monday and fell 71-63.
Cedar Creek pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Cedar Park, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Cedar Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Cedar Park when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 56-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Creek since the squad 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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