Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 13 to 6 on the offensive boards, a fact the Chaparral Wolverines proved on Saturday. They put the hurt on MacArthur with a sharp 65-41 victory. Given Chaparral's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Colorado, while MacArthur is ranked 325th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Chaparral to victory were Christian Williams and Gavin Carter. Williams scored 16 points, while Carter scored 23 points along with 8 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Carter has scored at least 25% of Chaparral's points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Jenkins, who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds.
MacArthur's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marco Leguizamo, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Aitmerim, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds.
The win makes it two in a row for Chaparral and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for MacArthur, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Chaparral will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Shoemaker at 3:30 p.m. on December 2nd. As for MacArthur, they will square off against Stevens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
