The Honey Grove Warriors and the Cooper Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Honey Grove Warriors had to settle for second. They took a 49-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Honey Grove's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Cooper found their leader in underclassman Marilynn Wilkerson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. Wilkerson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games she's played. Bayleigh George was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two blocks.
Honey Grove's loss dropped their record down to 24-11. As for Cooper, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-13 record this season.
Honey Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cooper's road trip will continue as they head out to face Muenster at 8:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Cooper focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Friday.
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