Basketball Game Preview: Chester Yellowjackets vs. Wells Pirates

The Chester Yellowjackets will challenge the Wells Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Chester will be strutting in after a win while Wells will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, Chester took their match with ease, bagging a 46-19 victory over Burkeville. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 25 points or more this season.

Ty Cochran and Sydney Brock were among the main playmakers for Chester as the former dropped a double-double on 11 points and 18 boards and the latter posted ten points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. With that strong performance, Cochran is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Tegan Toler, who earned eight points along with ten boards and three steals.

Chester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 34 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-19, which was the final score in Wells' tilt against Martinsville on Tuesday. Wells hasn't had much luck with Martinsville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Chester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points per game. As for Wells, their loss dropped their record down to 14-18.

Chester took a serious blow against Wells when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 63-33. Can Chester avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.