The Chatham Cavaliers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 80-50 loss at the hands of Altavista. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chatham in their matchups with Altavista: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Chatham still got an impressive performance from Jonavan Coles, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Coles has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Word, who scored four points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Chatham's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Altavista, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
Chatham will head out on the road to challenge Floyd County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Altavista, they will be playing at home against Buffalo Gap at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Buffalo Gap will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 331st, while Altavista is ranked 91st).
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