The Copper Basin Cougars will square off against the Grundy County Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Copper Basin has given up an average of 64.2 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Copper Basin took on Polk County on Thursday. The Cougars were dealt a 75-38 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-19.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Grundy County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They managed a 59-54 win over Van Buren County. 59 seems to be a good number for the Yellowjackets as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Copper Basin better focus on containing Carson Magouirk and Easton Rymer as the pair were huge in Grundy County's win. Magouirk posted 12 points and seven boards, while Rymer went 6-for-14 to rack up 17 points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Copper Basin and nudges their season record down to 4-14. As for Grundy County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Copper Basin was taken down by Grundy County 75-29 in their previous matchup back in November of 2025. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 44-16.
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