The Alexander Cougars will take on the East Paulding Raiders in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Paulding took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Alexander, who comes in off a win.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Alexander and Rome had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Cougars blew past the Wolves 51-23 on Friday. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Nimah Ibidunni had another great game (as she tends to do), going 8-for-16 on her way to 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Alexander's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Allen, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 13 points.
Alexander was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, East Paulding played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 63-43 to New Manchester. The Raiders have struggled against the Jaguar recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Alexander's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for East Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went Alexander's way against East Paulding in their previous meeting back in January, as Alexander made off with a 43-22 victory. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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