Sneads lost against Cottondale back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sneads Pirates fell 53-41 to the Cottondale Hornets. The Pirates were down 41-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Sneads' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Michael Perkins, who posted 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, and Jamir Smith, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 15 points. Smith continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of John Loftus, who put up a point and eight boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cottondale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameron Odom, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Odom has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Tramond Collins was another key player, going 7 for 10 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Sneads dropped their record down to 4-14 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Cottondale, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-8 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sneads will head out to challenge Blountstown at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Blountstown will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Sneads surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cottondale, they are taking a road trip to square off against Malone at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th. Malone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
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