Shepherd is 0-10 against Columbus since February of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Shepherd Mustangs will face off against the Columbus Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Columbus will be up against a hot Shepherd squad: the team just extended their winning streak to nine. Shepherd blew past Joliet 92-15 on Saturday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the J Hawks are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Columbus took on Park City last Saturday. Everything went Columbus' way against Park City as Columbus made off with a 56-33 victory. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on four straight.
Columbus pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.5 points per game. As for Shepherd, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Shepherd lost to Columbus on the road by a decisive 57-41 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Shepherd avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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