Cougars fight, but fall to Halls on Tuesday 

Halls Red Devils 88 Cougars 65

By Clayton Carroll

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – The Cougars, on a brief two-game losing streak, welcomed the Halls Red Devils to John R. W. Brown Gym on Tuesday night. Campbell swept Halls last season, so Halls came with revenge on their minds. 

The Red Devils blitzed out to a 14-5 lead early in the first quarter and led 27-16 at the end of the first frame. The Cougars outscored Halls 24-16 in the second quarter to diminish the Devil’s lead down to three, 43-40, by halftime. 

Will Croley rises and fires

It was a back-and-forth affair in the third quarter. The Cougars led by as many as four, but then Halls snapped back and started draining long shots to lead by seven after three quarters, 64-57. 

In the fourth quarter, the wheels fell off the Orange-and-Blue wagon. Halls left Brown Gym with the revenge it sought in emphatic fashion, winning 88-65. 

Jake Hatmaker pulls up from 18 feet

It was a very balanced scoring column for Campbell, with four Cougars in double digits. Will Croley was tops in scoring with 13 points. Jake Hatmaker totaled 12 points. Sam Sexton, the Kitts Paint and Body Player of the Game, scored 11 points off the bench. Hunter Dotson racked up 10 points. Koalton Cupp finished with seven points. Caden Heatherly scored five points. David Smith totaled two points, and Braydon Graham rounded out the scoring column with one point. 

The Cougars drop to 4 and 10 on the season, 0 and 2 in district play. Up next for Campbell is a trip to Fountain City. The Cougars will face the 14 and 3 Bobcats Friday night at 7:30pm.

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