Coffeeville posted their closest victory since January 30th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Water Valley Blue Devils 52-50. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coffeeville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Water Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Coffeeville will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wheeler at 2:30 p.m. on December 30th. Water Valley will take on Charleston in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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