Coahoma County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 35-23 victory over the Clarksdale Wildcats. The 35-point effort marked the Red Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Coahoma County was led to victory by Caleb Hearns and Zech Smith. Hearns posted seven points plus 12 rebounds and five steals, while Smith posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Hearns is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game.
Coahoma County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Coahoma County pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Clarksdale, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coahoma County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against O'Bannon at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. O'Bannon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Coahoma County likes a good challenge. As for Clarksdale, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pontotoc at 7:00 p.m. on December 10th.
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