It was a proper cat-fight when Whitwell challenged Copper Basin on Monday. The Whitwell Tigers lost 57-34 to the Copper Basin Cougars. The Tigers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Copper Basin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carder Lance out in front who went 5 for 12 en route to 25 points and five boards. Those 25 points gave Lance a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Talon Smith, who posted 15 points and three steals.
Whitwell's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Copper Basin, with the win, they broke their 11-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-11.
Whitwell will head out to challenge Dalton Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dalton Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Copper Basin has already played their next match (against Hiwassee Dam), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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