It was a good run, but the Bob Hope Eagles unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Coldspring-Oakhurst, falling 77-31. While losing is never fun, Bob Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 689th, while Coldspring-Oakhurst is ranked 189th).
Despite the loss, Bob Hope still got an impressive performance from Alijah Airiavbere, who scored 15 points along with 7 rebounds. Airiavbere scored a full 48.4% of Bob Hope's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Gadiel Valladerez, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Bob Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 5-1. As for Coldspring-Oakhurst, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Bob Hope's road trip will continue as they head out to face Liberty at 9:00 a.m. on December 1st. Liberty is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for Coldspring-Oakhurst, they will face off against Woodville at 2:15 p.m. on Friday.
