It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Tom Bean Tomcats can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 40-39 to the Bulldogs. Tom Bean was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cooper apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2019.
Despite the loss, Tom Bean had strong showings from Branson Ashlock, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Maguire Poole, who scored seven points along with four steals. Ashlock has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last five times he's played.
Cooper was led to victory by Markell Smith and Adryean Mapps. Smith scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Mapps scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. Smith is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
Tom Bean's defeat dropped their record down to 25-13. As for Cooper, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
Tom Bean does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cooper, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Hopkins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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