The Rancho Cotate Cougars will face off against the Healdsburg Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Rancho Cotate's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Healdsburg has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Rancho Cotate will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating San Marin, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Rancho Cotate walked away with a 52-44 win over San Marin on Saturday.
Adam Pengel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izayah Rush, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Healdsburg came up short against St. Vincent de Paul on Friday and fell 63-54.
Rancho Cotate will need focus on slowing down Ethan Overdorf, one of several Healdsburg players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Overdorf is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Cooper Conrad was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Even though they lost, Healdsburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Rancho Cotate's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Healdsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Rancho Cotate has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Healdsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Rancho Cotate strolled past Healdsburg in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 64-46. Will Rancho Cotate repeat their success, or does Healdsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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