The Muenster Hornets will take on the Cooper Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Muenster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They snuck past Bland with a 44-40 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Cooper waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 55-30 victory. Cooper has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Cooper found their leader in sophomore Marilynn Wilkerson, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wilkerson has scored at least a third of Cooper's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leddy Murray, who posted six points in addition to ten boards and eight assists.
Cooper smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Muenster's win bumped their record up to 26-9. As for Cooper, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.
Muenster didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cooper in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 62-56 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wilkerson, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 16 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Muenster still be able to contain Wilkerson? There's only one way to find out.
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