Malone and Cottondale squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Malone had to settle for second. They took a hard 41-27 fall against the Cottondale Hornets. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Malone lost, don't look at Jamerious Sims. Despite the final result, he posted nine points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Ford, who scored two points and five boards.
Cottondale found their leader in freshman Trashonn Collins, who went 8 of 18 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. Collins' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cameron Odom was another key player, putting up two points in addition to eight assists and four steals.
Malone's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Cottondale, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Malone does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cottondale, they will square off against Blountstown at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Blountstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
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