Basketball Recap: James David Coln's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Rocket City over Varsity Opponent

Rocket City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 67-53 bruising from Varsity Opponent.

Rocket City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being James David Coln, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Schlapman, who went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and five boards.

Falcons

Previous 4 Games

01/23/25 vs Varsity Opponent	53-67
01/21/25 vs Life Christian Academy	43-56
01/18/25 vs CSTHEA	24-65
01/17/25 @ Tabernacle	57-58

Even though they lost, Rocket City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.

Rocket City's loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Rocket City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-58 defeat against Upper Cumberland on the 25th. Varsity Opponent has also already played their next game (against Covenant C), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.