A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Lions take on the Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Swink is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against McClave on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Swink took a blow against McClave, falling 69-13. The game marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Taylor Mendenhall was Swink's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Wells came up short against Eads on Friday and fell 36-26. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Eagles are ranked 35th).
Swink's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Cheyenne Wells, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Swink might still be hurting after the 57-31 defeat they got from Cheyenne Wells in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Swink was down 36-15.
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