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| 03/09/24 - Neutral | 55-36 W |
| 02/24/24 - Neutral | 45-47 L |
| 01/04/24 - Home | 61-56 W |
| 01/05/23 - Away | 43-53 L |
| 02/03/22 - Home | 46-72 L |
| + 5 more games |
Cheyenne Wells and McClave are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers take on the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McClave will be up against a hot Cheyenne Wells squad: the team just extended their winning streak to ten. Cheyenne Wells was the clear victors by a 49-29 margin over Swink on Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Lions are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, McClave really took it to Las Animas for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-45 victory. The Cardinals pushed the score to 57-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
McClave found their leader in sophomore Tuff Kelley, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Kelley a new career-high in shooting accuracy (86%). Another player making a difference was Myles Northrup, who posted ten points and six assists.
Cheyenne Wells' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points over those games. As for McClave, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Cheyenne Wells strolled past McClave in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a score of 55-36. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was McClave's Conner Forgue, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 23 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cheyenne Wells to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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