The Cottage Cougars waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They snuck past Howard with a 36-30 win. That's another feather in the cap for Cottage, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Alyssa Briggs, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 13 rebounds, and nine steals. She hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 12 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Pressnall, who scored 13 points.
When it comes to explaining why Howard lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ava Beck. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points. That was a full 50% of Howard's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Cottage is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Howard, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Tapestry Charter the next time they take the court. Cottage will host the Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Hawks will head out to face them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
