A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars duke it out with the Olympic Heights Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday...
Last Thursday, Somerset Academy - Canyons came up short against King's Academy and fell 46-36. The Cougars have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Olympic Heights earned a 52-44 victory over Santaluces on Thursday. The 52-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jake Harbatkin was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 17 en route to 29 points plus six rebounds. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Bloomfield, who posted six points along with four steals.
Olympic Heights' win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Somerset Academy - Canyons beat Olympic Heights 65-56 in their previous meeting back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Olympic Heights' Harrison Cohen, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Somerset Academy - Canyons still be able to contain Cohen? There's only one way to find out.
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