The Cannon Cougars will face off against the Montverde Academy Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Cannon sitting on four straight wins and Montverde Academy on eight.
Cannon is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Covenant Day: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cannon blew Covenant Day out of the water with a 75-28 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-12.
| 01/17/25 vs Covenant Day | 21 |
| 01/15/25 @ Charlotte Latin | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Providence Day | 12 |
| 12/30/24 vs Rolesville | 24 |
| 12/28/24 @ Princess Anne | 6 |
Cannon's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madison Drayton, who went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Drayton is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakaila Gaskin, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Cannon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Montverde Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy. Montverde Academy put the hurt on Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy with a sharp 70-48 victory. Montverde Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Montverde Academy's win came from a few key players Cannon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Saniyah Hall, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Her afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Crump, who posted 16 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Cannon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Montverde Academy, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cannon has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 32.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Montverde Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
