Washburn is 1-9 against Cosby since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Washburn Pirates just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Cosby Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Washburn is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Cumberland Gap, falling 75-54.
Despite the loss, Washburn got top-tier performance from Matthew Harville, who went 9 of 18 en route to 22 points and eight rebounds. Landry Coffey was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Cosby lost to Pigeon Forge at home by a 82-68 margin on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (64), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Cosby has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Washburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Washburn was taken down by Cosby 105-43 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Washburn was down 55-22.
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