It was fun while it lasted, but Coahoma County's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Thursday. They took a 49-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greenville Hornets. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red Panthers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Hornets are ranked 61st).
Despite the loss, Coahoma County still got an impressive performance from Caleb Hearns, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 20 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hearns a new career-high in offensive rebounds (12). Caron Pollard was another key player, earning 11 points.
Even though they lost, Coahoma County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.1.
De'Marion Gibson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Greenville, going 7 for 13 en route to 17 points. Gibson is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kolbie Williams, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Coahoma County fell to 9-1. As for Greenville, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coahoma County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Rosa Fort at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Greenville, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Clarksdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
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