Basketball Recap: Dixie Heights Falls Short Against Ranked Cooper

On Thursday, Dixie Heights faced Cooper in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dixie Heights Colonels lost 61-39 to the Cooper Jaguars. The matchup marked the Colonels' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Dixie Heights' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Cooper, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.

Coming up, Dixie Heights won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Villa Madonna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cooper, they will square off against Frederick Douglass at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.