A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Stevens Cardinals duke it out with the Kearsarge Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday... The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Stevens has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Kearsarge will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Stevens ended up a good deal behind Fall Mountain and lost 41-24. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Wildcats are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Kearsarge won against Raymond on Thursday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Kearsarge blew past Raymond 42-17. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly 25 points.
Kearsarge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.3 points per game. As for Stevens, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Stevens came up short against Kearsarge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 31-24. Can Stevens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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