After flying high against Atkinson County last Friday, Coffee came back down to earth. The Coffee Trojans came up short against the Vidalia Indians on Thursday, falling 68-46. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Indians are ranked 114th).
Despite the loss, Coffee still got an impressive performance from Khyolic Paulk, who posted 15 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Bazell, who put up nine points and five rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Coffee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Coffee's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Vidalia, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Coffee wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-44 loss against Toombs County on the 27th. As for Vidalia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-34 victory against Wayne County on the 27th.
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