Cottondale is 0-3 against Bozeman since November of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cottondale Hornets will be staying on the road to face off against the Bozeman Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Cottondale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Thursday.
Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Cottondale couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 44-41. The contest was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but Cottondale couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Cottondale got a solid performance out of Cameron Odom, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kee'shan Hudson, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Bozeman came tearing into Saturday's game with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Sneads with a 49-44 win.
Bozeman's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Gray, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Gray has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cayden Groves, who scored ten points.
Cottondale's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Bozeman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Thursday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Cottondale have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 40.2% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Bozeman struggles in that department as they've made 41.9% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cottondale came up short against Bozeman in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 48-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gray, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Cottondale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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