Cottondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 69-63 heartbreaker at the hands of the Chipley Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-52 two weeks ago.
Cottondale lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tramond Collins, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Cottondale is 7-3 when Collins posts eight or more boards, but 2-5 otherwise. Cameron Odom was another key player, going 7 of 12 en route to 17 points.
Leading Chipley to victory were Malik Henderson and Luke Jordan. Henderson went 11 for 16 on his way to 25 points and eight rebounds, while Jordan posted 14 points. Henderson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Taquavis Gray, who earned seven points.
Cottondale's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Chipley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Cottondale wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 53-41 win against Sneads on the 17th. As for Chipley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-64 victory against Bozeman on the 16th.
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