Sherburne-Earlville is 2-8 against Cooperstown since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sherburne-Earlville Marauders will challenge the Cooperstown Hawkeyes at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Sherburne-Earlville made easy work of South Kortright Central and carried off a 49-28 win. The contest marked the Marauders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Cooperstown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 58-53 W over Delaware Academy. The 58-point effort marked the Hawkeyes' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Sherburne-Earlville better keep an eye on Miles Nelen. He was instrumental in Cooperstown's win, putting up 23 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The game was Nelen's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Christian Lawson, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Cooperstown pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.8 points per game. As for Sherburne-Earlville, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Sherburne-Earlville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cooperstown in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-50 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cooperstown's Charlie Lambert, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 17 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sherburne-Earlville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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