[MountainPrepFan]

As fabled as these 2 coaches have become through the years I think they deserve a good story for the matchup. Hope y’all enjoy!

The Old Cat the Captain and the Cannon:

Once upon a time the old Captain brought his ships south in search of a lesser treasure than the one he seeks now. At the time the Captain had not obtained any large treasures of which he now possesses 6. In those days there were only 4 Kingdoms so obtaining the largest treasure from each was even more rare than today.
When the ships arrived south the Captain found himself in the Den of The Old Cat. He knew this Old Cat well by then and had battled him on a few occasions. These battles had been fought in the Cats Den once or twice and once which was their oldest fight occurred in a different kingdom.
This time when the Captain entered the Den he was well prepared for battle. But the Old Cat knew the Pirates where coming and had prepared his pride well. The Cats took position and fought fiercely. They weaved and dodged, fighting tooth and nail. The Pirates slashed back with their swords and fired their muskets. But not once had they touched a hair on a single cat. And by no means had they even spied any treasure.
The battle raged on and on with no end in sight. The Wise Old Cat sent his pride in for several attacks, even resorting to attacking from the trees on occasion. But for each attack the Pirates would fire their muskets and slash their swords sending the pride back to the bushes. Though the Pirates had came no where near entering the depths of the Den that contained the treasure they came seeking.
The Old Captain was becoming weary and had developed concern for his crew. They had fought as heroically as he had ever asked them to fight. But those cats led by the Wise Old One just wouldn’t give an inch. They were fast and large Cats with very big claws and dang sure knew how to use them. They were also very prideful cats that always seemed to know the moves their enemy would make.
That’s when the Old Captain came up with his last plan as the battle was now a matter of Do or Die. The Captain talked to his crew and decided that they would try to end it all at once. The cats were poised and ready to pounce in order to deflect a head on attack. BOOOOM! The cannon fired! The cats where shocked, they had never even seen the Cannon. Didn’t even think the Pirates knew how to load one. But it was too late, the Cannon struck its target and the Pirates rushed the Den while the cats where still in disbelief.
The Old Captain had done it, he secured the treasure. The crew loaded on the ships and sailed back home. But the battle had taken its toll. Many crewmen where tired and they simply weren’t ready for the next battles to come.
The question now is when the Old Cat and The Captain meet in the new age. Who will obtain the treasure. The Pirates have perfected their attacks and are rarely ever fooled by any foe. The Wise Captain has obtained many treasures since that old battle.
The Old Cat has returned to the Den and has his pride in top form for attack. He’s also learned many new tricks since the old battle occurred. For as most who remember that battle knows the Pirates and the Cats fought in very similar fashion. Always head on tooth and nail, sword and musket. But nowadays the Cats spend more time in the trees looking for holes in there foes defenses. Always attacking when their foe isn’t looking. But it won’t be often that the Pirates will blink.