The Carroll Cougars will challenge the Eastern Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carroll will be strutting in after a win while Eastern will be coming in after a loss.
While Carroll's victory against South Newton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 47-45 win over the Rebels on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since January 23rd.
Meanwhile, Eastern unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to Madison-Grant.
Carroll pushed their record up to 9-12 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points over those games. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Everything went Carroll's way against Eastern when the teams last played back in February of 2025, as Carroll made off with a 73-50 win. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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