Cooper City hasn't had much luck against Western recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cooper City Cowboys will look to defend their home court against the Western Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Cooper City has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last six games.
Cooper City is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since January 9, 2024 on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 89-48 victory over Nova.
Meanwhile, Western faced Cardinal Gibbons in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Western took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cardinal Gibbons. The Wildcats have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Cooper City's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points per game. As for Western, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-5.
Cooper City couldn't quite finish off Western in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 65-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western's Maddox Fowles, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Now that Cooper City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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