The Cocke County Fighting Cocks's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 48-41 loss to Christian Academy of Knoxville. Cocke County has struggled against Christian Academy of Knoxville recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cocke County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ethan Fine, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jerome Cofield, who scored 11 points.
Cocke County has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cocke County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Morristown-Hamblen East at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, they will be playing at home against First Baptist Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Baptist Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
