Whitwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 74-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Copper Basin Cougars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-34 two weeks ago.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Copper Basin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Talon Smith, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 boards. Those 30 points gave Smith a new career-high. Carder Lance was another key player, putting up 20 points and four steals.
Whitwell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Copper Basin, their win ended a nine-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16.
Whitwell has already played their next contest, an 81-19 loss against Signal Mountain on the 4th. As for Copper Basin, they will face off against Chattanooga Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chattanooga Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season.
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