Cincinnati Country Day and Cincinnati Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Cincinnati Country Day Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Cincinnati Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Cincinnati Country Day was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-47 to Miami Valley Christian Academy. While the Nighthawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 10-5 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Christian lost 81-55 to Seven Hills on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Stingers are ranked 220th).
Cincinnati Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Cincinnati Country Day, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Cincinnati Country Day was able to grind out a solid victory over Cincinnati Christian in their previous matchup last Wednesday, winning 66-53. Does Cincinnati Country Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cincinnati Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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