Basketball Recap: Coalfield's Run of 18 Straight Victories Now Over

Yellow Jackets

Previous 5 Games

03/14/25 vs Van Buren County	52-54
03/12/25 @ Moore County	54-41
03/08/25 vs Unaka	49-44
03/05/25 vs Midway	70-35
03/03/25 vs Wartburg Central	62-36

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coalfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Van Buren County Eagles by a score of 54-52 on Friday. The Yellow Jackets' defeat signaled the end of their 18-game winning streak.

Coalfield's loss dropped their record down to 32-6. As for Van Buren County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.

While Coalfield had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.