Southeast Career Tech has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nevada (Southeast Career Tech is ranked 75th, while the Desert Shields are ranked 77th).
Southeast Career Tech struggled with assists on Friday (the Longhorns had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Southeast Career Tech took a serious blow against the Longhorns, falling 58-23. Southeast Career Tech has struggled against the Longhorns recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Southeast Career Tech had strong showings from Trystan Bazile, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds, and Bianca Vazquez, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cheyenne over the Archers in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cheyenne blew the Archers out of the water with a 54-7 final score. The squad ran away with 42 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Southeast Career Tech's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Cheyenne, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-11.
Southeast Career Tech couldn't quite finish off the Desert Shields when the teams last played back in January and fell 54-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cheyenne's Nita Franklin, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Now that Southeast Career Tech knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
