The North Rock Creek Cougars will head out to take on the Crooked Oak Ruf-Nex at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Rock Creek will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
North Rock Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Tecumseh to the tune of 101-67 back in December of 2024. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Crooked Oak earned a 60-48 victory over Dickson on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ruf-Nex.
North Rock Creek better keep an eye on Elijah Garcia. He was instrumental in Crooked Oak's win, going 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with seven assists and four steals. Garcia has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alvin Dorsey, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Crooked Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
North Rock Creek's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Crooked Oak, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
North Rock Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Crooked Oak in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 56-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Rock Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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