The Cheylin Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 58-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wauneta-Palisade. Cheylin lost against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous head to head back in February of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 56-21 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Cheylin lost, one person who can't be blamed is Taylor McCarty. Despite the final result, she shot 4-for-11 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 33 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 66% of Cheylin's points, marking the 19th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Gabi Pochop, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Cheylin's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10.
Cheylin will head out on the road to square off against Logan/Palco at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Logan/Palco focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-33 defeat vs. Maywood/Hayes Center on the 9th.
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