The Cross County Cougars will be playing at home against the Centennial Broncos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cross County will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Even though Exeter-Milligan/Friend scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Cross County still came out on top. Cross County had just enough and edged Exeter-Milligan/Friend out 58-56.
Ashton Seim continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of James Elgin, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Centennial scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They strolled past Aquinas with points to spare, taking the game 65-46. The win made it back-to-back wins for Centennial.
It was another big night for Devin Slawnyk, who scored 18 points. Alex Hirschfeld was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Cross County is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Cross County have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cross County came up short against Centennial in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 52-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Slawnyk, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Now that Cross County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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