Coolidge entered their game against Casa Grande on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Coolidge Bears fell just short of the Casa Grande Cougars by a score of 49-47. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
Despite the loss, Coolidge still got an impressive performance from Tory Gholston, who went 10 for 22 en route to 27 points plus four steals. With that strong performance, Gholston is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbyn Downs, who posted 11 points along with three steals.
Aveon Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Casa Grande, going 14 for 22 en route to 29 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks. Dovantae Powell was another key player, posting nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Coolidge's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1. As for Casa Grande, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Coolidge has already played their next matchup, a 73-62 win against Tanque Verde on the 4th. As for Casa Grande, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Casa Grande Cougars duke it out with the Cienega Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cienega is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 78 points per game this season.
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