The Cedar Creek Cougars will head out to square off against the Hamilton Christian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Creek is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Cedar Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Vermilion Catholic by a score of 57-48.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Christian didn't have too much trouble with Block on Monday as they won 75-59.
Cedar Creek better focus on containing Javon Vital and Seth Ned as the pair were huge in Hamilton Christian's win. Vital went 8-for-11 to rack up 25 points along with seven boards and six assists, while Ned shot 53% from the field on his way to 27 points. The dominant performance also gave Vital a new career-high in shooting accuracy (73%). Christopher Rideau Jr was another key player, putting up seven points and five rebounds.
Hamilton Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. Cedar Creek's win bumped their record up to 18-10.
Cedar Creek suffered a grim 78-52 defeat to Hamilton Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2018. Can Cedar Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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