The Cocalico Eagles lost against the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Cocalico fell just short of Lampeter-Strasburg by a score of 56-53. Cocalico has not had much luck with Lampeter-Strasburg recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Chase Smucker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lampeter-Strasburg, scoring 18 points along with two steals. Smucker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last ten games he's played. Dean Herr was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Cocalico has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cocalico won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northern Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Cocalico is facing Northern Lebanon at the right time seeing as Northern Lebanon is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Penn Manor at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Lampeter-Strasburg's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups.
