After losing to Douglass the last time they met, Coahoma County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Coahoma County Red Panthers took down the Douglass Red Devils 54-39 on Tuesday. Given the Red Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 28th in Mississippi, while the Red Devils are ranked 203rd in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coahoma County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tarrius Weeks, who posted ten points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Hearns, who put up six points along with ten rebounds and four blocks.
Red Panthers
| 12/10/24 @ Douglass | 54-39 |
| 12/07/24 @ North Side | 49-27 |
| 11/22/24 @ O'Bannon | 60-41 |
| 11/21/24 @ Clarksdale | 35-23 |
| 11/20/24 @ Edwards | 45-41 |
| + 2 more games |
Coahoma County's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Douglass, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Coahoma County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Douglass: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:25 p.m. on Friday.
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