The visiting Radford Bobcats came away with a 44-75 win against the Patrick County High Cougars on January 29.
The Cougars fell behind early in the first quarter, trailing by seven at the midway mark, and by eight with 2:15 to go. Showing great resilience, the Cougars battled back with a 10-2 run, capped off by a Noah Jessup layup at the buzzer to tie the game a 19-19.
Radford came out in the second quarter, hitting two early three point shots in the first minute and pulling out to a six point lead. The Cougars struggled in the second quarter, taking some good shots that just wouldn’t fall. The Bobcats went into the half leading the Cougars by twelve points, 27-39.
Radford continued their hot shooting in the second half, going up 35-58 after three, and taking the game, 44-75.
“We gave them too many buckets, and we didn’t get enough stops,” said Cougar head Coach Brian Chitwood. “Tonight wasn’t our night.”
