The Sandy Creek Cougars can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They really took it to Heartland for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-38 win at home. Winning may never get old, but Sandy Creek sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sandy Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Shaw, who scored 25 points along with six steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Shaw has scored at least a third of Sandy Creek's points. Owen Oglesby was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Heartland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Thane Wetjen. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points along with two steals.
Heartland struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Sandy Creek pulled down 18 offensive rebounds.
Sandy Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Heartland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Sandy Creek will be playing at home against Exeter-Milligan/Friend at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sandy Creek's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Heartland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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