Basketball Game Preview: Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks vs. Big Sandy Pioneers

Chester-Joplin-Inverness and Big Sandy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks will host the Big Sandy Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, Chester-Joplin-Inverness was able to grind out a solid win over Turner, taking the game 56-49.

Meanwhile, Big Sandy came tearing into Saturday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Tornadoes 41-38. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Tornadoes are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Big Sandy, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness opened the new year with a less-than-successful 51-38 defeat to Big Sandy. Will Chester-Joplin-Inverness have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.