Basketball Game Preview: Cheylin Cougars vs. Weskan Coyotes

Cheylin has gone 8-2 against Weskan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cheylin Cougars will square off against the Weskan Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Cheylin is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Triplains/Brewster: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cheylin blew Triplains/Brewster out of the water with a 72-29 final score. With the Cougars ahead 41-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Cheylin found their leader in freshman Landon Schoenberger, who posted 26 points along with eight assists and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Schoenberger has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Wright, who earned 13 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Weskan). They breezed by Golden Plains to the tune of 86-46 on Friday. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Coyotes had established a 30 point advantage.

Cheylin better keep an eye on Trey Allen. He was instrumental in Weskan's win, putting up 36 points. Allen's evening made it 32 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dodger Allen, who put up 18 points.

Weskan pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points per game. As for Cheylin, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5.

Cheylin skirted past Weskan 54-51 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Allen, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cheylin still be able to contain Allen? There's only one way to find out.