Cougar JV’s stumble against Spartans

The Cougar junior varsity basketball squad saw their six game winning streak come to an end Friday night, dropping their contest against Salem by a final score of 72-51.

The loss drops Pulaski to 9-4 on the season.

The junior Cougars seemed to struggle much of the game against a stingy Salem defense, but missed shots, missed free throws, and turnovers cost them the game in the end.

The Cougars played a very tough first half, trailing 10-9 at the end of the first quarter and 26-22 at the halftime break. Several Cougars found themselves in foul trouble early as well.

Salem outscored Pulaski 21-15 in the third quarter to take a 47-37 lead into the start of the final quarter. Bradley Church and then Elliot Brewster fouled out midway through the fourth, taking a big part of the Cougar offensive and defensive punch away.

Pulaski continued to work hard, but in the end the Spartans outscored the Cougars 25-14 to earn the 72-51 win.