Coffee entered their matchup against Tift County on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Coffee Trojans fell 60-49 to the Tift County Blue Devils. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Coffee lost, don't look at Khyolic Paulk. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Paulk's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tresean Smith, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points.
Tift County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Osario Brewton, who went 7 for 9 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Kaden Lawson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Coffee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Tift County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coffee will venture away from home to take on Irwin County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Coffee is facing Irwin County at the right time seeing as Irwin County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Tift County, they are taking a road trip to square off against Westover at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
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