The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Chaparral Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Cimarron-Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches.
Cimarron-Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging an 84-40 victory over Del Sol. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Dragons are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chaparral was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 61-57 to Legacy. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Cimarron-Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points per game. As for Chaparral, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
Cimarron-Memorial strolled past Chaparral in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 65-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chaparral's Qualib Ghallab, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cimarron-Memorial still be able to contain Ghallab? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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