Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City got out to an early lead and then fought off a Martinsville comeback attempt to hang on for a 60-51 win in Egyptian Illini Conference action on Tuesday night. The Bobcats stormed out to a 22-8 first quarter lead but would be outscored 16-10 in the second quarter. Despite the second quarter run by the BlueStreaks, CHBC continued to hold an eight point lead at halftime, 32-24. A back and forth scoring battle in the third quarter would see Martinsville outscore the Bobcats 19-15 and close the CHBC lead to 47-43 to start the fourth quarter. The Bobcats would be able to stretch their lead out just a bit more in the fourth to close out the win, 60-51. With the win, the Bobcats are now 7-10 on the season and are now 2-0 in the EIC. CHBC will be at home again this Saturday as they will host Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville for a 2:00pm matchup.
CHBC Statistics:
AJ Radloff – 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Clayton Wojcik – 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Kaidyn Calame – 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
Gage Lorton – 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
Wyatt Rueff – 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
August Cosart – 2 points, 1 steal
Carson Evans – 1 point, 4 steals, 1 assist
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