Basketball Recap: Chester Extends Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Jan 23, 2025, 7:36pm

Basketball Recap: Chester Clippers vs. Chichester Eagles

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Chester entered their tilt with Chichester on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Chichester Eagles 67-26. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Eagles are ranked 675th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Imani Dorsey

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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Imani Dorsey, who went 6 for 10 on her way to 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Dorsey is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja?Mya Muhammad, who went 7 of 12 en route to 20 points along with six boards and four steals.

Dorsey wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Chester was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.

Chester's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Chichester, they are on a 27-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Chester has already played their next matchup (against Strath Haven), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Chichester and Delaware County Christian will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Delaware County Christian will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Chichester surely won't give up without a fight.

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