Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Coleman

Bluecats

Previous 3 Games

12/17/24 @ Merkel	58-53
12/14/24 vs Strawn	78-42
12/13/24 vs Bluff Dale	67-40

Coleman waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Merkel Badgers with a 58-53 win. This was payback for the Bluecats, who suffered a 67-52 loss the last time these two teams met.

Coleman's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-7. As for Merkel, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Coleman and Merkel could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Coleman (ranked 1170th) will meet Roscoe (ranked 277th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Merkel will challenge Plains at 1:50 p.m. on December 27th down 1,015 places (1281 vs. 266).