After both having extra time off, the Waukomis Chiefs and the Covington-Douglas Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Waukomis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Covington-Douglas likes a good challenge.
If Waukomis beats Covington-Douglas with 72 points on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Waukomis snuck past Cimarron with a 72-67 win two weeks ago. While the Chiefs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covington-Douglas). They claimed a resounding 58-31 victory over Canton. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Waukomis pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Covington-Douglas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-3.
Waukomis came up short against Covington-Douglas in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 56-49. Can Waukomis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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