Wrong Time To Play The Panthers

One week ago, the Eastland Cougars were sitting at 17-2 on the season, earned the #4 seed in the post season regional, and looked like a major contender. Since then, the Cougars were stunned by Amboy, lost to a strong Fulton team, then limped out of the Huntley Tournament after only going 1-4 on the day.

In less than a week, 17-2 had turned into 18-8.

"Everybody goes through slumps," said head coach Kelsey Thurman. "Unfortunately for us, we're picking the worst time of the year to do it."

In desperate need of turning things back around, the Cougars had the unenviable task of paying a visit to...