After flying high against Globe last Friday, Coolidge came back down to earth. The Coolidge Bears were dealt an 84-36 defeat at the hands of the Valley Christian Trojans on Tuesday. The Bears lost against the Trojans in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 72-57 score last time.
Coolidge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Adarius Miguel, who went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points. Preston Dees was another key player, putting up seven points and 11 rebounds.
Valley Christian was led to victory by Colby Jessup and Carson Grier. Jessup went 10 for 17 on his way to 26 points and five assists, while Grier dropped a double-double on 14 points and 19 boards. The matchup was Jessup's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Grier, who went 7 of 15 en route to 16 points and six rebounds.
Coolidge's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coolidge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 48-44 victory against Florence on the 17th. Valley Christian has also already played their next game, a 94-41 win against Thatcher on the 17th.
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