A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Caldwell Cougars take on the Columbia Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Caldwell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-56 to Vallivue. The Cougars have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their tilt with Nampa on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 63-42 win. That looming 63-42 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Caldwell better focus on containing Blake Hansen and Marcus Deleon as the pair were huge in Columbia's win. Hansen shot 4-for-7 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards, while Deleon went 8 of 10 en route to 19 points. With that strong performance, Hansen is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Max Keller was another key player, putting up ten points and six assists.
Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, 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 61.6 points per game. As for Caldwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Caldwell came up short against Columbia when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 54-48. Can Caldwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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