Cheylin proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 27) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hi-Plains Patriots, sneaking past 39-36. The 39-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hi-Plains' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Henschel, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those 12 points gave Henschel a new career-high. Serenity Hernandez was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Cheylin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Hi-Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Cheylin will challenge Triplains/Brewster at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hi-Plains, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-36 win against Kit Carson on the 23rd.
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