The Cheylin Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Wichita County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cheylin will be strutting in after a win while Wichita County will be coming in after a loss.
Cheylin will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Northern Valley, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Cheylin blew past Northern Valley 65-40 on Friday. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
01/10/25 vs Northern Valley | 4 |
12/10/24 vs Christian Family Educators | 3 |
01/26/24 vs Golden Plains | 2 |
12/13/24 vs Wallace County | 1 |
12/06/24 @ Golden Plains | 1 |
Cheylin relied on the efforts of Landon Schoenberger, who posted 17 points and five assists, and Andrew Mitchell, who earned 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Wright, who put up seven points and five steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Cheylin was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 69 points the game before, Wichita County was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They were beaten by Southwestern Heights 58-28. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Wichita County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Cheylin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Cheylin came up short against Wichita County when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 58-50. Can Cheylin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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