The Eastern Eagles and the Conner Cougars will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Conner is facing Eastern at the wrong time: Eastern suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 66-56 to the Bears.
Meanwhile, Conner waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 83-59 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Conner's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.7 points. As for Eastern, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Eastern came up short against Conner in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 52-44. Can Eastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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