Cooper and Conner are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Cooper Jaguars face off against the Conner Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
On Saturday, Cooper was able to grind out a solid win over Jennings County, taking the game 73-62. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 13th in Kentucky, while the Panthers are ranked 92nd in Indiana), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Conner strolled past St. Henry with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 85-68.
Cooper is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Conner, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Cooper was able to grind out a solid win over Conner when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 69-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cooper since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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