Page and Chinle are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Page Sand Devils will be playing at home against the Chinle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Page is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Ganado 73-33. The victory was nothing new for the Sand Devils as they're now sitting on three straight.
| 12/21/24 vs Ganado | 20 |
| 12/19/24 @ Tuba City | 25 |
| 12/16/24 vs Pinon | 18 |
Page's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Joseph Benally, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 steals, and Tyree Stingley, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, ten boards, and ten steals. The contest was Stingley's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maximus Reid, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and eight assists.
Page smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chinle was able to grind out a solid win over Window Rock on Saturday, taking the game 61-52.
Chinle has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Page, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Page couldn't quite finish off Chinle in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 70-67. Can Page avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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