The Coronado Cougars will face off against the Whitney Young Dolphins at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Coronado knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Whitney Young likes a good challenge.
Coronado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Foothill, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Coronado was ranked sixth). Coronado claimed a resounding 68-36 victory over Foothill. With the Cougars ahead 44-14 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Whitney Young was able to grind out a solid win over Phillips on Tuesday, taking the game 66-56.
Whitney Young's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Coronado, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Coronado won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2019, slipping by Whitney Young 71-70. Does Coronado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whitney Young turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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