Coldwater boys hoops comeback attempt falls just short versus Hastings

Troy Tennyson, Coldwater Daily Reporter
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Coldwater senior Donte Work, shown here in early season action, recorded a double double in the Cardinals tough road loss to Hastings on Friday.
Coldwater senior Donte Work, shown here in early season action, recorded a double double in the Cardinals tough road loss to Hastings on Friday.

HASTINGS, MI. — The Coldwater boys basketball team saw its comeback attempt fall just a bit short Friday night as the Cardinals took the long trip to Hastings to kick off their Interstate 8 Conference schedule. After finding themselves down 13 at the half, the Cardinals buckled down and made a nice run, slowly reeling in the Saxons as time went on. However, the comeback attempt would ultimately come up short, as it was Hastings downing Coldwater 51-47.

Hastings held a very slim lead after one quarter of play, with the Saxons leading 13-10 after the first eight minutes.

The second quarter belonged to the Saxons as Hastings buckled down on defense and saw its offense explode, outscoring Coldwater 19-10 to build a 32-19 lead at the half.

Halftime adjustments seemed to favor the Cardinals only by a hair, as Coldwater began the arduous task of reeling in Hastings. Coldwater managed to outscore Hastings 13-9 in the third quarter, closing the score to 41-32 with only eight minutes left in the contest.

Coldwater battled to the very end, outscoring Hastings 13-10 in the fourth quarter, however, it just wasn’t enough as the Saxons held on for the 51-47 victory.

Coldwater was led on the night by big man Donte Work, who recorded his first double-double of the season, pouring in 14 points to go with 12 rebounds.

Junior Zach Coffing led the scoring effort for Coldwater, working his way to 15 points to go along with six rebounds and two steals.

Also adding to the Coldwater effort was Ayden Dirschell with seven points, four rebounds and two steals; Niko Downs with six points; Tyson Roby with four points and three rebounds; and Elijah Sloan with three assists.

Coldwater falls to 1-1 overall on the season and 0-1 in the Interstate 8 with the tough loss. The Cardinals will see action again next Friday when they travel to Marshall for a key rivalry battle.

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