Basketball Game Preview: Cheney RVT Beavers vs. Whitney RVT Owls

By Team Reports Mar 2, 2024, 8:27am

Preview: Cheney RVT Beavers vs. Whitney RVT Owls

Cheney RVT has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Whitney RVT Owls at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Friday, Cheney RVT earned a 66-55 win over Windham RVT. Given Cheney RVT's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Windham RVT is ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cheney RVT to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dam'nic Gittens, who scored 17 points along with eight steals. Gittens has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Mohamed Camara was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals.

Meanwhile, Whitney RVT was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 73-59 to Prince RVT.

Cheney RVT pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Whitney RVT, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Cheney RVT beat Whitney RVT 54-44 in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Will Cheney RVT repeat their success, or does Whitney RVT have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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