The Sheridan Blackhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Cowan Blackhawks at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sheridan proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 20) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Carroll 75-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Sheridan got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Garner out in front who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Damon Winston, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Cowan has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They came out on top against Randolph Southern by a score of 61-54 on Friday.
Cowan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Duncan led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Timmy Watson, who scored 16 points.
The win (which was Sheridan's third in a row) raised their record to 11-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for Cowan, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Sheridan and Cowan are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Sheridan hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.2 points per game. However, it's not like Cowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Sheridan didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cowan in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 65-60 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sheridan 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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