Red Lodge is 2-8 against Columbus since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Lodge Rams will welcome the Columbus Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Red Lodge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 77-19 to Huntley Project, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Red Devils are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Columbus got the win against Lodge Grass on Saturday by a conclusive 58-34. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Columbus is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Red Lodge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Red Lodge was taken down by Columbus 64-24 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Red Lodge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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