After flying high against Red Bird last Thursday, Oliver Springs came back down to earth. The Oliver Springs Bobcats took a 58-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cumberland Gap Panthers on Saturday. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in December of 2017.
Despite the loss, Oliver Springs still got an impressive performance from Gavin Johnson, who went 9 of 17 en route to 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Jones, who posted 14 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
Cumberland Gap got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kolton Goins out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. The match was Goins' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Brady Harris was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Oliver Springs' loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Cumberland Gap, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Oliver Springs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 65-41 win against Oakdale on the 3rd. As for Cumberland Gap, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-64 defeat against Union County on the 7th.
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