Basketball Game Preview: Cumby Trojans vs. Cooper Bulldogs

Cumby is 2-7 against Cooper since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cumby Trojans will host the Cooper Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Cumby came up short against Boles and fell 76-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Trojans still had to take the loss.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Chett Vaughan, who went 7 for 14 en route to 22 points. His evening made it 31 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chayton Vaughan, who posted 11 points in addition to seven steals and five assists.

Even though they lost, Cumby smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cooper). They blew past Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy 95-32 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.

Cooper is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Cumby, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-14.

Cumby took a serious blow against Cooper in their previous matchup back in January, falling 77-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cooper's John Ramos, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 23 points and four steals. Now that Cumby knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.