The Boles Hornets fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Cooper Bulldogs on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 74-71. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Boles in their matchups with Cooper: they've now lost eight in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Boles lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jonathan Cruthird. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 45.1% of Boles' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Mcfadden, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and six steals.
Alfred Wilkerson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cooper, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wilkerson has scored all season. Markell Smith was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with two steals.
Boles' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10. As for Cooper, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Boles will face off against Alba-Golden at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cooper, they will be playing at home against Fruitvale at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Fruitvale is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
