The Churchill Chargers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Medina Valley Panthers at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Churchill is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Amarillo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 77-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sandies. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (64), the Chargers still had to take the loss.
Churchill's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Alina Hernandez, who went 8 for 19 en route to 27 points, and Rakiya Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Nelson's afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Martens, who earned 11 points.
Even though they lost, Churchill was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Medina Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Burbank on Saturday and fell 60-57.
Despite the defeat, Medina Valley got top-tier performance from Tori Ruffin, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 22 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ruffin a new career-high in offensive rebounds (15). Kyla Carter was another key player, posting 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Medina Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Churchill, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Churchill was able to grind out a solid win over Medina Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 63-50. Will Churchill repeat their success, or does Medina Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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