Two dominant forwards in Joshua Palic and Caleb Poss are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sedgwick County Cougars just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Akron Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sedgwick County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Perkins County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 59-49 to the Plainsmen. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Plainsmen 17-13 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Akron ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Holyoke by a score of 56-49. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Akron's win came from a few key players Sedgwick County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Poss, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last ten times he's played. Jace Curtis was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 12 points and six rebounds.
Akron is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Sedgwick County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
Sedgwick County opened the new year with a less-than-successful 42-31 loss to Akron. Can Sedgwick County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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